[Elecraft] KPA500 and/or KAT500 problem?

[Poul Erik Karlshøj (PKA)]

Yes it does (band switching works both from K3 and KPA)

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Fra: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] På vegne af Cady, Fred
Sendt: 6. december 2013 16:21
Til: 'David Withers'; Poul Erik Karlshøj (PKA)
Cc: 'elecraft at mailman.qth.net'
Emne: Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 and/or KAT500 problem?

Is the KPA switching to the same band as the K3?  It should but is it?

Fred Cady
fcady at ieee dot org

> "Poul Erik Karlshøj (PKA)" <PKA at telepost.gl> wrote:
>
> >Just had a problem on the KPA+KAT setup while working on 80m last
> night. It worked without any problems until that moment, so I'm 
> confident something really did change.
> >I have contacted Elecraft support, but it occurs to me that someone 
> >in
> this forum might have had a similar experience and may know what has 
> gone wrong.
> >
> >On a D.L. either directly on the KPA or via the KAT I have a high SWR
> on the K3 (ATU in bypass mode) as soon as the KPA is set OPER.
> >I need K3 P= 60W to produce 500W into the D.L , but since the K3 SWR
> is so high I don't know what power is received by the KPA. Before all 
> this I needed 18W to get 500W out on 80m.
> >
> >With the KPA in STBY the KAT operates normally on both my antennas
> with K3 at 100W.
> >While still on the antenna with KAT having the C and L values found
> above, as soon as I set KPA = OPER - even with K3 power set to 2W -  I 
> see a very high SWR on both KPA and KAT, while the KPA indicates no 
> current or output power.
> >
> >I am confused, but probably one single fault can explain this.
> >Anyone here knows?
> >
> >73 de OZ4UN
> >Poul-Erik