When you key the K3, does an asterisk show up on the left side of the KPA’s LCD? If not, check the AUX or PTT connections to the KPA500. Otherwise, let me know so I can follow up with you to get you going.
- Jack Brindle, W6FB Elecraft Engineering > On Mar 15, 2015, at 10:02 AM, mike <ai...@comcast.net> wrote: > > I was on a net this morning thinking I had my amp on (it did show OPER), > however I found it was only putting out 30 watts. Moving to STBY I was > putting out 95 watts with the K3 alone, but in OPER the KPA500 only put out > 30. My per band setting showed the normal 24 watts (with the asterisk) but > instead of 500w I was only getting 30 watts. I increased the K3 output to > 70w and the KPA500 output increased to 50 watts. > > I recently upgraded to 5.14 FW on the K3 and forgot to do the 50 watt > calibration. I did go ahead on run the calibration just now, but the low > KPA500 output remains the same. > > Nothing else has changed. > > Any suggestions? 73 ..mike AI6II > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KPA500-suddenly-low-output-only-30-watts-tp7600292.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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 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
