[Elecraft] KPA500 PWR Display

[Jack Brindle]

Tapping a button on the KPA500 causes the parameter associated with that button to be displayed. Try tapping the HV button, you will see the voltage displayed on the LCD. Tap HV again and you get the previous parameter displayed. Thus tapping a band button causes the band to be displayed. To illustrate why this is important, try the following: tap the HV button. The HV will be displayed. Next tap the CURRENT button. The LCD will change to current. Now tap the Current button again. The LCD will change to HV, not to the band. At this point the only way to get to the band is to tap a band button.

Thus this is actually the correct behavior. How would you have it behave differently? In other words, what would you change to get the behavior you would like?

Note that when changing the band from the transceiver the LCD will momentarily display the new band, then will go back to whatever parameter you have selected.

Jack Brindle, W6FB


On Dec 27, 2012, at 9:07 AM, AC6JA at aol.com wrote:

> I like to have the KPA500 display set to constantly show the PWR  output.
> I just noticed that when I swtich bands from my K3, the KPA500 display  
> stays set to display PWR output, but when I switch bands on the KPA500, the  
> display always goes back to display the band.  Then I always have to press  
> PWR again to display the PWR output.
> Is there any way to keep the KPA500 display "stuck" on PWR output when  
> changing bands directly from the KPA500 keypad?
> 
> Mike
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