Hi Nels, K1UR, I agree. It has to be a bug. For it to be intended to work the way it does with the current firmware is simply illogical.
Being the weekend, I have not heard from anyone at Elecraft yet. But I expect they will agree with us when they do respond tomorrow. Thanks for your support. 73, John, W2GW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nels Anderson" <n...@flightsim.com> To: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 10:15 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Question re the K3s per band power control >I reported this same issue way back in May when I first got my KPA500, > but at the time there were so few amps out there that no one really > cared. I still think it's a bug, but I was told my Elecraft that it was > intended to work that way. > > 73 Nels K1UR > > > On 8/13/2011 6:24 PM, John E. Reiser wrote: >> Yes, that much works here too. >> >> What doesn't work is setting the KPA500 MENU: BAND CHG to STBY and >> expecting >> that the power out from the K3 will reliably switch to higher power >> whenever >> the amp is in STANDBY mode, both whether invoked by the button on the amp >> or >> by simply changing bands on the K3, and then reliably dropping to an >> appropriate lower level whenever the amp is put in OPERATE mode by >> tapping >> the operate/standby button on the amp. >> >> Whew! I got it all into one sentence. With 300+ KPA500s out there, am I >> the only one to observe this? Come on guys, can't anyone test this for >> me >> with their setup? How about it W4TV? >> >> 73, John, W2GW >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "D Joyce"<d_jo...@sympatico.ca> >> To: "Elecraft List"<elecraft@mailman.qth.net> >> Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 5:19 PM >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Question re the K3s per band power control >> >> >>> Just to bring everyone up to date on the problem I reported last >>> evening - >>> doing the K3 Config:Power Set --> per band (as suggested by Ken K3IU) >>> fixed >>> the problem. Band control works from either the K3 or the KPA500 and K3 >>> power settings are rememberd for all bands. Works slick. >>> >>> 73, Doug >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "D Joyce"<d_jo...@sympatico.ca> >>> To: "Elecraft List"<elecraft@mailman.qth.net> >>> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 11:41 PM >>> Subject: [Elecraft] KPA500 Question re the K3s per band power control >>> >>> >>>> Group: I'm checking out a recently completed KPA500 (#234) running FW >>>> V1.11 with a K3/10 running FW Ver 4.36. The K3/100 with which it will >>>> eventually be used is otherwise tied up and I wanted to confirm the the >>>> per-band power control feature when used with the K3. (I'm using the >>>> AUX >>>> interface cable.) >>>> >>>> It doesn't seem to work as described in the KPA500 Owner's Manual Rev >>>> B - >>>> see page 9 Item 4 under Transmitting. If I put the Amp in Standby and >>>> set >>>> the K3 for 5 W as a low power level and then turn the Amp to Operate >>>> and >>>> run the K3 up to a drive level of about 8 W to produce about 100 Watts >>>> from the KPA500, then when I turn the Amp back to Standby the power >>>> level >>>> is 8 W not 5W. >>>> >>>> Perhaps the per-band power control is dependent on using a K3/100 not a >>>> K3/10. >>>> >>>> Anyone else seeing the same thing? >>>> >>>> 73, Doug VE3MV >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
