[Elecraft] KPA1500 questions...

[Mark E. Musick]

Hi Jay,
Why would you need the HF AUTO ("My question is this. Is there an option
with the KPA1500 that I don't have to reach over and keep hitting stand-by
on the amplifier every time I need to touch up the HF-Auto")? The KPA1500
has a built-in tuner. Is there a reason you do not want to use it?

Mark, WB9CIF

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
Behalf Of Jason Pecora
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 9:55 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] KPA1500 questions...

Group good evening. I have a certain style of operation and a question about
the KPA1500 I would like to ask in the group. My normal operation is the K3S
into a Palstar HF Auto that tunes several antennas on my property.
I have had a lot of amplifiers in the past, from solid state to tube amps.
Currently I'm running a OMpower 2000+ amplifier. My normal process is that I
have 2 memories set on the K-pod, one is that it puts the radio into tune
mode at 8 watts out. This 8w output tunes the HF auto with low power until
it gets a good match which is very quick. During this 8w tune I have the
amplifier in stand-by mode, and all set to tune it next. After the 8w tune,
I have the same button set up to "HOLD" the button for a 30w tune in which
then I tune the amplifier which is pretty much ready to go off of a list
that I compiled, just basically a touch up is all that is needed. The radio
stays at 30w after that tune and I'm ready to go... My question is this. Is
there an option with the KPA1500 that I don't have to reach over and keep
hitting stand-by on the amplifier every time I need to touch up the HF-Auto,
can I set up a K-pod button to do this, or a button on the K3S? So basically
does the K3S talk to the buttons on the KPA1500 so that I could create a
stand-by button on the K-pod...I'm right on the fence on a purchase and this
feature would really be of importance to me...

Jay KB8O
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