[Elecraft] K3 KPA500 Oper/Stby Alert

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

The amp will fault out if the radio puts out too much power.  Unless you 
mess with the knobs while amp is in operate mode the power out is not 
going to magically change.

Mike W0MU

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On 5/31/2012 2:08 PM, Donehrlich at q.com wrote:
> I really like that idea.  I never quite trust the lower power setting of
> the K3 when the amplifier is put on-line and always manually check it to
> be sure it is where I hope it is.  It would be *much* better for the K3
> to display the new power setting instead of those unnecessary 'KPA ... '
> messages just as Fred suggested.
>
> Don K7FJ
>
> ---- snip  ----
>
> CHANGE: Replace both messages with one that tells me what the K3 power
> will be when I next tap the paddle [or talk]. I've got the two power
> levels for each band set, and most of the time it works. Occasionally,
> after adjusting the high power antenna tuner with just the K3 in TUNE
> [5W], going to OPER leaves the power at 5W. Once, it went to 100W which
> faults off the KPA500 instantly, of course. Occasionally, the K3 stays
> at low power when I go to STBY. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California
> Contest Club - CU in the 2012 Cal QSO Party 6-7 Oct 2012 - www.cqp.org
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