Hi Wayne, Will the future new KPA500 and KAT500 Auxbus protocol involve new hardware interface revisions, or would this just be a firmware update? I’m thinking if hardware, it is perhaps best to wait just a bit for the amp and tuner to be upgraded before buying? --Ed, N3CW—
------------------------------ On Sun, Jul 19, 2020, at 1:52 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > > Those using a K4 transceiver with our KPA1500 amp will have the > > advantage of +/- 1 kHz resolution in VFO tracking. In many stations, > > this finer resolution will result in lower SWR and improved amplifier > > performance, especially on the lower bands. (The original resolution > > was +/- 8 kHz.) > > > > This is part an overall upgrade of our Auxbus control interface, taking > > advantage of the additional processing resources available in the K4. > > The revised protocol allows for more robust RFI rejection, as well as > > future enhancements to amp/tuner control. > > > > At present only the KPA1500 supports radio type K4, but we hope to add > > this capability to the KPA500 and KAT500 in the near future. > > > > All amps and tuners will continue to support the original Auxbus > > protocol, remaining 100% compatible with our existing transceivers. > > > > 73, > > Wayne > > N6KR -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ______________________________________________________________ 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