[Elecraft] KPA500 Remote control problem & question

[Doug Joyce]

GM:  If you are looking for a unit to provide remote AC power switching, checkout the Professional 4-port Remote Power Switch from Ambery (Model IP-P3)  see http://www.ambery.com/prreposwphco.htm

It can be remotely controlled via phone or web control and provides four separately switched AC outlets.   In our remote station, I have 6 outlet power bars plugged into the first three switched AC outlets and a separate primary power relay controlled by the 4th outlet.  The K3 power supply goes to the first power bar, other accessories (1216H & L from Microbit) and T2X rotators go to the 2nd & 3rd power bars and the 4th is used to control primary power to the KPA500.

Ours has been in use for over a year (using only internet control) and has operated without any problems.

73,   Doug  VE3MV

On 2013-Nov-03, at 10:07 PM, iain macdonnell - N6ML <ar at dseven.org> wrote:

> On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Jim - KE8G <ke8g at cox.net> wrote:
>> Hello All,
>> Well, Murphy raised his ugly head this weekend during the ARRL SSCW contest.
>> 
>> I am operating remote and everything was working fine; the K3 radio, KTA500 tuner, and KPA500 amplifier.  I was monitoring things via the Elecraft software for the tuner and amp.  I was on 80 meters and saw a HI SWR warning come on the KPA500 software, but not on the KAT500 software.  I clicked the "Clear Error" area and then received a Comm ERR.
>> 
>> The KPA500 software seemed to freeze and the only thing I could do was terminate the program.  I re-started the software and it gave me an error message saying it could not make contact with the KPA500.  I closed all the running programs on the remote PC, and then did a re-boot.  All is working well except for the KPA500 software.  I keep getting an error message telling me the KPA500 remote is not running and it can't find the amp.
>> 
>> Any ideas that I can do via the Internet?
> 
> Unless you have a way to remotely cycle the AC supply to the KPA500,
> you're "SOL". I have a relay on the 220VAC supply going to mine, which
> runs off the K3's ACC 12V output, so if I power-cycle the K3, the
> KPA500 follows. It is necessary once in a while, when the firmware
> hangs.
> 
> 73,
> 
>    ~iain / N6ML
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