Sam; It sounds like the Auxbus is no longer connected from the KPA to the KAT/ K3. Make sure the 15 pin connector is solidly connected on both sides at both the KPA and the KAT. Also, make sure no pins in that cable are bent.
- JackB, W6FB Sent from my iPad > On Dec 22, 2014, at 6:26 AM, Sam Morgan <k5oai....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I unseated and reseated the KAT500 to KAT500 Cable. > make that: > > I unseated and reseated the KAT500 to KPA500 Cable. > >> On 12/22/2014 8:24 AM, Sam Morgan wrote: >> My K3-KAT500-KPA500 has been working fine for 5 weeks now. (added the >> KPA500 Nov. 10, 2014) >> >> >> Last night I had to move some cables around with in the rats nest behind >> my K3. Unrelated cables, so I thought, they were for the VGA output for >> the P3 to add a data switch before the external monitor. After the move >> everything was still working just as it should. I shut down for the night. >> >> When I turned everything on this morning the K-Line has started acting >> strange. >> >> The K3 no longer flashes the KPA500 line across the VFO B window. >> >> I have CONFIG: PWR SET = Per Band, *BUT* the K3 no longer has 2 power >> settings (one for KPA500 in op and one for KPA500 in stby) >> However the KPA500 *does* change bands with the K3's change of Bands. >> >> >> The K3 does flash the KAT500 line in the VFO B window. >> The KAT500 does change antennas as related to the band it is on. >> The KAT500 no longer knows I have moved the K3's frequency within a >> band, so no longer (pretunes) to that new frequency. >> and Yes CONFIG: KAT3 shows KAT500y >> The KAT500 tunes fine when it is in AUTO and sees rf. >> >> I even went back to a previously saved K3 configuration. >> I unseated and reseated the KAT500 to KAT500 Cable. >> >> To summarize, I have lose the safety feature of the K3 knowing it has a >> KPA500 so it doesn't have 2 drive levels, and the KAT500 no longer >> pretunes to a new frequency when the K3 is moved to the new frequency >> within the same band. >> >> Yet it seems some parts of the K-Line are still communicating with each >> other. >> >> Any suggestions appreciated. > > -- > GB & 73 > K5OAI > Sam Morgan > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to jackbrin...@me.com ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
