[Elecraft] Power output per mode?

[George Kidder]

Fred OM,

Don't have the KPA500, so that's moot.

I agree that one problem is the lack of any indication of the power 
which will be produced.  The only way I know of is to rotate the "power" 
knob - THEN the power indication shows, but not otherwise.

Guess nothing is perfect, is it?

George, W3HBM


On 10/16/2016 7:47 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
> Well, technically it is saved per band per KPA500 state, if you have 
> one.  I'm pretty sure it isn't also saved per mode.
>
> I've never been at ease with memory functions that simply save the 
> last state without leaving a message somewhere on the display what the 
> current saved state is.  When the "Power for KPA state" feature came 
> out, there were several times when I faulted the KPA on the first dit 
> because the power was at 100W.  I know it was pilot error but I began 
> to check it just to be sure.
>
> For a remote station with multiple operators in various places on the 
> planet, I really do *always* check the power settings before 
> transmitting.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred K6DGW
> - Sparks NV DM09dn
>
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the Cal QSO Party 7-8 Oct 2017
> - www.cqp.org
>
> On 10/16/2016 3:38 PM, George Kidder wrote:
>> I suspect that most of us like to reduce our power output on digital
>> modes, so the continuous carrier doesn't overheat something.  At present
>> (as far as I can figure out) the power output setting is saved per band
>> but not per mode, so that changing from CW to digital on the same band
>> requires remembering to reduce power manually, and remembering to put it
>> back when digital modes are no longer being used.
>>
>> As an addition to the long wish list: How about saving the power output
>> setting per band AND per mode?  Or is there some technical reason why
>> this is not possible?
>>
>> 73
>> George, W3HBM
>
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