[Elecraft] KX3 and KPA-500

[Chris Rutkowski]

 Bob,

Of course, you're right. I knew that - somewhere in my head. :-)  I'm
sure I read it in a post or in the manual.

Guess it's a case of old habits dying hard; I find a low-key,
low-power dit to make sure everything is on the green -before- I need
it in a pile-up, reassuring. Largely unnecessary, it's true; but
reassuring none-the-less. It's not a big deal to me one way or the
other.

But thanks for the reminder.

73 Chris NW6V



On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 1:58 PM, Robert Friess <rfriess at usa.net> wrote:
> Chris,
>
> You don't have to go to STBY and send a dit for a band change to avoid hot
> switching.  When the need to bandswitch is detected, the KPA500
> automatically goes to BYPASS, performs the band change, and then switches
> itself back in line all within a small fraction of a second.
>
> Bob, N6CM
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 1:41 PM, Chris Rutkowski <chrisrut7 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hi George.
>>
>> I use a KX3 with a KPA500 as my everyday rig.
>>
>> With the KX3 set for maximum output (12W) into resonant antennas (SWRs
>> <1.5:1) in the CW portions of the band I see from 160W on 20M up to
>> about 220W on 10M. I don't use SSB often enough to recall, but they in
>> a similar range.
>>
>> Thus the real-world and the math agree.
>>
>> Operationally, the auto-band changing of the amp allows me to QSY and
>> transmit without thinking about the amp - it just tracks nicely.
>> However, I -do- usually give the amp a single dit in STBY mode to get
>> the band right. No sense hot-switching everything needlessly.
>>
>> 73 Chris NW6V
>>
>> > On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 12:34 PM, George Rebong <ke6te.9 at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> I would like to try this combination and wonder how many watts will I
>> >> get
>> >> out in the KPA-500.
>> >> Happy Thanks Giving
>> >>
>> >> 73
>> >> George
>> >>
>> >> Sent from my iPad 3G
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