[Elecraft] KPOD

[Bill Johnson]

I sure did for me!  I owned the KPA500 and have replaced it with the remarkable KPA1500.

72 & 73,
Bill
K9YEQ
FT’er for K2, KX1, KX3, KXPA100,  KAT500, W2, etc. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw at blomand.net> 
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 12:40 PM
To: Don Butler <n5lz at comcast.net>
Cc: Bill Johnson <k9yeq at live.com>; Edward <navydude1962 at yahoo.com>; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPOD

Sure works great that way with my K3S and KPA500. 

Bob, K4TAX


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> On Jun 26, 2018, at 12:31 PM, Don Butler <n5lz at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> It's automatic Bill .... if you're using a K3 or K3S and KPA1500 with the KPAK3AUX cable between the two ... and if you have selected "power per band" in the config menu ....  when you switch between OPER and STBY on the amp the K3 (K3S) will automatically switch output power between your preselected "barefoot" power and "amp drive" power for each band.
> 
> Don, N5LZ
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Johnson [mailto:k9yeq at live.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 10:32 AM
> To: Don Butler; Edward; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: RE: [Elecraft] KPOD
> 
> Don,  What command do you use for the KPA1500 power switching.  Call me lazy for asking.  I use my KPOD for band changes, mode changes and tuning, fine, coarse etc.  Oh, I also use for Diversity, plus a switch to normalize operation, for when I screw up.
> 
> 73,
> Bill
> K9YEQ
> 
> https://wrj-tech.com/
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Don Butler
> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2018 11:30 PM
> To: Edward <navydude1962 at yahoo.com>; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPOD
> 
> I bought two KPODs right away Ed.   I’m a DXer and have always enjoyed busting pileups … especially the big ones that take up lots of bandwidth.   IMHO the K3 VFO B knob has always been rather klunky …. Doesn’t spin easily…. Small, etc… so has always been awkward to use it while searching through a large split pileup while trying to find the station the DX is calling….. so I use the KPOD to tune VFO B most of the time…. And it works great …. The P3 and Subreceiver are also really great tools for the big pileups.   I use the programmable KPOD buttons a lot …. A few for sending recorded DVR messages (both CW and SSB) …. And others for switching A/B, A>B, Split +2, Split +5, Split/Unsplit, Subreceiver on/off …. And switching power between 100W and 30W (for driving the amp) …. Now that I have a KPA1500 which can do the drive power switching for me when I go between operate and standby there’s no need for the power switching anymore … 
> 
> I love my KPODs
> 
> Don, N5LZ
> 
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> 
> From: Edward via Elecraft
> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2018 10:11 PM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] KPOD
> 
> Is anybody using the KPOD and if so, seeing it’s benefit?
> 
> 73,
> Ed NI6S
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