[Elecraft] Kpa500 lcd display issue

[Andy Durbin]

"At 100 the LCD segments will be shown as grey, but the value should be readable, although it may be difficult to distinguish the exact segments that should be illuminated. There is not much contrast between the grey segments and the black ones."

While I was experimenting with contrast settings I found that the KPA500 display is very sensitive to viewing angle.  My KPA500 is mounted low and right of my normal eye position.  From that viewing angle 100 gives all bars on and no possibility of reading the actual displayed value.  However, I found that by getting down on the floor so I could view the display from below, the displayed value could easily be read.

So, next time this happens to someone,  view the display at an extreme angle from below and selection of the appropriate menu item should be easy.

I always enjoy learning from other people's problems.  So much better than learning from my own.

73,
Andy, k3wyc