[Elecraft] K3 power set

[Jim Leder]

I switch between low power with JT65/JT9 and regular use with my KPA500 for CW. I set up a JT65 macro to switch antennas and change my power down to 20 watts as well as put the K3 into DATA mode. I have a second macro to switch back to regular CW mode, other the antenna and 100 watts. I also have the PWR SET to PER-BAND so as not to overdrive my KPA500 (typically it needs 20-25 watts). The PWR SET has two sets of PER-BAND power levels, one for barefoot level (100 watts in my case) and one for the KPA500 (20-25 watts). Works perfect (yes, I am using the cable between the K3 and KPA500), except when switching back from JT65/JT9 mode. BOTH power levels on that particular band get reset to 100 watts. More than once I panicked when I had red lights and the OVERDRIVE message. But, thank you Elecraft for building very good protection into the KPA500, so no ill effects other than my heart rate raising too quickly. The easy solution is to set power control on switching back to CW mode to a much lower power, say 20 watts. And I have done that. But my question is: is there another way to do what I am doing without resetting the 2 per-band power levels?

Thanks.. 

Jim Leder ... K8CXM