[Elecraft] KPA500 & K3 - 30 meters

[Phil Hystad]

Well, I just did a test with my K3/KPA500 and it appears that Operate/Standby is NOT band dependent.  I did this test.  K3 was tuned to 80 meters and KPA500 in Standby mode.  I switched to 20 meters and manually placed KPA500 in Operate mode.  I then switched back to 80 meters but the KPA500 remained in Operate mode, it did not revert to Standby.

73, phil, K7PEH


On Oct 15, 2013, at 8:08 PM, Jim Bennett <w6jhb at mac.com> wrote:

> I had a KPA500 a year ago and in a moment of stupidity, sold it. Now considering a replacement. Got a question about it's operation that I can't for the life of me recall from my previous ownership. 
> 
> Let's say that I want to use the amp on all the HF bands except for 30 meters. Does the KPA500 have a per-band memory for the "operate / standby" function? Scenario: If I put the K3/KPA500 on 30 meters and place the amp in bypass, then drop down to 40 meters and go to "operate" mode, and then later on go back to 30 meters - will the KPA500 "remember" that I want it in bypass mode, or do I have to do it manually? Looked in the downloadable KPA500 manual, but saw no reference to this.
> 
> Thanks in advance, Jim / W6JHB
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