[Elecraft] KPA500: birdies on 6m from LCD backlight

[mcduffie at ag0n.net]

On Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:15:09 -0700, mcduffie at ag0n.net wrote:

> 
> > This is a relatively minor issue for me given that I rarely operate on 6m,
> > but I'm anal enough that I'd prefer to solve rather than accommodate the
> > problem.  
> 
> Joe, this WILL be a problem for me, since almost all of my activity of late is
> 6m MS, and the amp is almost always used.  I've noticed plenty of birdies, but
> never thought to try to trace them.  Since I have no "bandscope", I can only
> check them one at a time, and will do so now that you have brought it up.
> 
> Thanks for the heads up.  Like you, I can not do without the light.

No evidence of it here.  I checked the bottom 500KHz from 50.000 up and every
birdie I have stayed when the display light was turned off.  If you can offer
specific frequencies to check, I'd be glad to do it.

Gary