As Mark points out, the latest firmware (at the beta page) works quite well with Kenwoord transceivers. If you are using the KPA500 with a Kenwood transceiver, be sure to update your firmware to V1.47 - you should see a difference in how well it works. And, if you have any comments, I’m all ears…
73, Jack Brindle, W6FB Elecraft Engineering > On Jan 22, 2016, at 6:18 PM, Mark Goldberg <marklgoldb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I can't add much more, but the recent KPA500 software supports the > serial connection to the TS-590. You don't really need it, but it > helps by switching to the right band before you transmit, for example > if you are working crossband spit it switches to the band you are > going to be transmitting on rather than where you are receiving on. I > have usb to the computer and RS232 to the KPA500 and everything works. > It is just extra belts and suspenders, but it works well. The > frequency based switching does too. > > I still manage to screw something up in haste about twice a month. The > KPA500 faults and lights up the big idiot light. A reset of the fault > brings it back on line with no problems. > > 73, > > Mark > W7MLG > > On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 6:49 PM, Michael Walker <va...@portcredit.net> wrote: >> Steve >> >> All HF amps the same regardless of the vender. >> >> This pretty much sums it up. >> >> http://rin3.blogspot.ca/2014/12/how-to-key-your-amplifiers-with-ts-590g.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 > 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
