Interesting. I asked because failure of the message being displayed
might suggest a flaky AUXBUS connection, where failure of the correct
action being taken (following the message being displayed) suggests a
K3 firmware bug.
73,
~iain / N6ML
On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 2:40 PM, FredJensen <k6...@foothill.net> wrote:
> Ummmm ... if I understand your question, "yes." I've never seen a time
> that the OPERATE/STANDBY messages did not appear when I switch between
> OPER and STBY, regardless of whether I go to standby with the button or
> by changing bands. If it's in STBY and I change bands again, I get no
> message [or course].
> The most prevalent "anomaly" is staying at 5W after using the K3 TUNE
> function. It's immediately apparent because I only get about 50W out of
> the KPA500 when I put it in OPER, and when I adjust the PWR setting, it
> is at 5W. It doesn't happen all the time. The second most prevalent is
> when I put the KPA500 in STBY and then find that the K3 power is still
> at 26W. Putting the KPA500 in OPER and having the K3 power stay at 100W
> has only happened once.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred K6DGW
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 2012 Cal QSO Party 6-7 Oct 2012
> - www.cqp.org
>
> "Anomaly" is a term used by NASA to describe anything from a burned out
> panel lamp to the rocket ending up pointy-end down in the desert outside
> of Tucson.
>
> On 5/31/2012 9:21 PM, iain macdonnell - N6ML wrote:
>> Fred/Gary,
>>
>> When you experience these power anomalies, do you see the KPA
>> operate/bypass messages on the K3 or not? I realise that it's one of
>> those cases where you don't know that you need to pay attention until
>> it's too late ..... but then the same could be said for your proposed
>> solution........
>>
>
>
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