[Elecraft] [acom-list] Re: Elecraft K3 and ACOM 2000A

[Bill Turner]

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On Mon, 15 Sep 2014 14:38:19 -0400, w4tv wrote:

> It
>when the amplifier designer insists on polling without providing the
>necessary hardware support that problems start.

REPLY:

Makes sense. 

So, would it be better for an amplifier to have two ports:

1. A receive-only port for band changes
2. A send-only port for monitoring such as temperature, power output,
SWR and whatever else is desired. 

When you're paying many thousand $$$ for an amp, the cost of an extra
port seems negligible. 

Or is there a better way?

73, Bill W6WRT