[Elecraft] K3<-->KPA500 Request

[Jack Brindle]

Jim;

The KPA does not send its output power information to the K3, so the K3 would just be guessing. The measured output power _is_ available from the KPA500's serial port, so it would be much better if MacLoggerDX were to get this information directly from the amplifier. Make a request to the author to get him to add KPA500 control to the program. I'll even volunteer to help Don if he needs it (doubtful - he is good).

Jack Brindle, W6FB


On Feb 29, 2012, at 10:17 PM, Jim Bennett wrote:

> I use MacLoggerDX (MLDX) for QSO logging, among other tasks. It interfaces very nicely between my K3 and the MacBook Air laptop. The K3 passes a lot of data (including power output level) to MLDX and it winds up in my log. However, when I'm using the KPA500, the K3 only sends the driving power that it outputs to the amp. What I wind up with in my log is incorrect. For example, if the KPA500 is in OPERATE mode and I log a QSO, it'll get reported as a QSO made using 25 watts or power, instead of the 450 - 500 that the amp is putting out. Since the K3 and the KPA500 "speak the same language" and talk to each other, can the firmware be changed so that the K3 sends corrected Power Out level to the output data port when the KPA500 is engaged? As it is now, I have to go back into MLDX after every QRO contact and change the power field to reflect the actual power and not the K3's driving power.
> 
> Regards, Jim / W6JHB
> Folsom, CA
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