[Elecraft] K3/KPA500/KAT500 SWR problem

[Wayne Burdick]

Your symptoms may be completely unrelated to the discussion at hand (SWR-related faults). Please contact customer support and describe what happened. 

73,
Wayne
N6KR



On Dec 30, 2013, at 6:45 PM, "Dr. William J. Schmidt, II" <bill at wjschmidt.com> wrote:

> Well mine sure didn't go into bypass...lots of thick black smoke and it
> thought everything was just fine/ good to go...as I was running for the fire
> extinguisher.  It confused the heck out of me because the swr was well below
> 2:1 (like 1.4:1) and I was well within power limits on CW.  The good news is
> that it still works... even baked.
> 
> 
> Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ / J68HZ/ 8P6HK/ ZF2HZ/ PJ4HZ
> 
> Owner - Operator
> Big Signal Ranch
> Staunton, Illinois
> 
> email:  bill at wjschmidt.com
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick
> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2013 8:42 PM
> To: Bill W2BLC
> Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3/KPA500/KAT500 SWR problem
> 
> This is correctable in firmware (we're looking into how best to achieve
> that). 
> 
> It is extremely unlikely any damage would occur. Both the KAT500 and KPA500
> monitor a half-dozen parameters and go into bypass immediately if operation
> is unsafe.
> 
> Wayne2
> N6KR
> 
> 
> 
> 
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