[Elecraft] FW: KPA500 Stby flaw in V 1.23?

[Rick Bates]

Hello Jack,

I haven't turned the station off for months but I can put 1.23 back into the
KPA500 and play a bit with the order of power up to see if that affects
anything.

I can tell you that when it (using 1.23) is not dropping to standby on band
change (yes, I checked the menu), it doesn't matter if the band is changed
from the KPA500 or the K3.  I'll send more as I develop info.

The station is the K3, P3 (powering up from the K3), KPA500 and KAT500
(everything is always on) using factory interface cables.  Since no cable
was moved, I've been able to show that it is a firmware issue.

I look forward to the fix.  You asked for more testing, so I put this back
on the email lists so others can chime in if they have info.

73,

Rick wa6nhc

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jack Brindle [mailto:jackbrindle at me.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 10:16 PM
> To: Rick Bates
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Stby flaw in V 1.23?
> 
> Rick;
> 
> I saw this for the first time this evening while testing fresh code. It is
> not consistent; I am trying to find the triggers that make it happen. It
> is quite possible that it depends on whether the KPA is powered on first
> or the K3. Please play with it a while and send me the details of your
> findings. The more test help we can get on this, the better.
> 
> Thanks for your help!
> 
> Jack Brindle, W6FB
> Elecraft Engineering
> 
> 
> On Jan 31, 2013, at 9:22 PM, Rick Bates <happymoosephoto at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hello all,
> >
> >
> >
> > Today I upgraded the KPA500 from V 1.18 to V 1.23.  I now note the
> following
> > problem:  The amp does not go to standby on any band change.  I went
> back to
> > 1.18 to test this (it worked as described) and back to 1.23 (won't drop
> to
> > standby).
> >
> >
> >
> > So I am currently on 1.18 again.  Is anyone else seeing this problem?
> >
> >
> >
> > Rick wa6nhc