To me, the point is that the K-Line is an integrated system, not simply a few standalone units. As such, an improved user interface would be for the power knob on the K3 to smoothly adjust for the entire range of the available power as more K-Line units are added to the system. This would make it as if the additional amplifier were in the K3 box itself instead of in a separate chassis.
Why do I, the operator, care how much drive the amp needs for the requested output level? It's not like we have to set the 10W amp to drive the 100W amp at the desired level. We just turn the knob to the power we want within the available power range. The K3/KPA500 are already determining band, forward and reflected power. Let it also determine the appropriate drive power for a specified output power. The fact that amps have always required the operator to figure out how much drive to provide is an artifact of history and traditional design, not necessarily "the way it must be." On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 4:46 PM, Mike Fatchett <w...@w0mu.com> wrote: > I guess I don't understand this either. > > If you want the amp you are requiring more than 100 watts. I would > assume that you can control the output of the amp by turning up or down > the drive from over 100w to the max of 500w. What am I missing? The > amp is going to require a minimum amount of drive to function. (sorry for the dup, Mike. I failed to hit "reply all" to copy the list) -- 73, Byron N6NUL ---- - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011 - www.cqp.org ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
