[Elecraft] KPA500 question 2 - remote power control

[Tom]

Nothing is bulletproof except Kevlar.  Yes there are a lot of quirks but compared to the rest of the IT world, there's little to commit about.  Yes it's 2014 but everything works one way or another.  Just have to massagw it a bit. 
Try programming all of the menu items then comment lol. 
73s Tom 




-------- Original message --------
From: Mike va3mw <va3mw at portcredit.net> 
Date: 25/05/2014  20:20  (GMT-05:00) 
To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net 
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 question 2 - remote power control 
 
Tom got it for me. 

Sorry, I wasn't clear that I was using the utility already and it is clear he has had the same issues. 

The remote power on with the utility on a locally attached computer does work, but it is finicky. 

You'd think with the current age of everything be handle over rs232, that this would be bullet proof. 

Mike va3mw 

> On May 25, 2014, at 7:57 PM, KE8G <ke8g at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi Michael,
> I, too, use the KPA500 remotely, and have no problem turning the power on & off.
> 
> I take it you have the KPA500 connected to a computer?  Did you download the KPA500 software from the Elecraft web site?  This allows complete monitoring and on/off operation.
> 
> 73 de Jim - KE8G
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On May 25, 2014, at 4:37 PM, Michael Walker <va3mw at portcredit.net> wrote:
>> 
>> I have just installed my KPA500 on my remote base and I noticed that it is
>> possible to turn it off via the computer or via just dropping the AC power
>> and not getting it to come back on.
>> 
>> This makes is sort of a challenge for remote operating.
>> 
>> Is this normal operation or did I miss something obvious.
>> 
>> 73 all
>> 
>> Mike va3mw
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