[Elecraft] [KPA500] Fan Control from KPA500 Utility?

[iain macdonnell - N6ML]

Hi Chuck,

You could use the "Command Tester" tab, and enter a command like
"^FC5;" (without the quotes).

If seems like a valid RFE for the KPA Utility, to add a user-friendly
control for this. Maybe contact support and suggest it.... or maybe
K6KR is listening...

73,

    ~iain / N6ML



On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 9:56 AM, W5UXH <Chuck.Broadwell at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have not found a way to change the minimum fan speed from the utility.  Am
> I overlooking it?
>
> I find that when in a qso, if the fan control is set to NOR, then sometimes
> the fan kicks up really high, I can tell it is at least up to level 5.  If I
> have it set to level 3, then it sometimes kicks up to level 4, never to
> level 5.
>
> Most of the time, I like to have it set to NOR (OFF) when idling or in short
> qsos but in a long qso I like to have the fan *not* run above level 4.
>
> I have been controlling it manually with the menu buttons which of course is
> not too difficult, but being lazy I would like to have fewer steps.  Using
> the menu buttons it is about 11 steps to go from NOR to level 3, some
> requiring "HOLD" and some "PRESS".  Not a big deal, but if the utility had
> simple mouse clicks to jump up to level 3 and then back to NOR it would be a
> lot fewer steps.
>
> Something similar to the band selection menu in the utility would really be
> nice.
>
> Chuck, W5UXH