[Elecraft] Per-Band Power Setting Issue

[Andy Durbin]

"How difficult would it be to implement a power limit option through firmware to prevent exceeding per-band drive levels when the amp is on?"

>From what I have heard about Elecraft's power management scheme it would not be difficult at all.  However,  writing the code is only a small part of making any change.

If the user took responsibility for setting appropriate OPER mode power levels for each band then the only changes to the firmware would be:

  1.  Don't allow anything (macro, serial command, power set control) to exceed that pre-defined power by more than a pre-defined percentage.
  2.  Don't save any power adjustment to power memory unless an overt action is taken. (Perhaps user has to unlock power settings).

Neither of these changes would have any impact on users who like the way it works now.  They would simply keep the power settings they have stored and not ever change them.

73,
Andy, k3wyc