[Elecraft] KPA500 PWR Display

[AC6JA at aol.com]

Maybe if the KPA500 would momentarily show the band selected and then go  
back to the previously selected meter display (PWR output in my case), then 
it  would behave similarly like when you change bands from the K3?  The meter 
 display would be "sticky"?
 
Mike  AC6JA
 
 
In a message dated 12/27/2012 10:01:44 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
jackbrindle at me.com writes:

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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