Pete, As Chet mentioned, check the config menu to make sure the setting is still per band. I suggest you run a TX calibration. Then go back to each band and set the K3 power level you want to drive the KPA1500.
73, Mark, WB9CIF -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Pete Smith N4ZR Sent: Monday, November 7, 2022 14:12 To: Elecraft List <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Drive Control - K3 and FPA-1500 Sorry, I misspoke - I meant the internal tuner in the KPAS-1500 - my K3 doesn't have a tuner. 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the new Reverse Beacon Network web server at<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Freversebeacon.net%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C65c8d77f7a924fb67fbf08dac0ca598e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638034272558921950%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=jyoimvbpT%2BoYHj8rYaNJsKTfOZsPzJfarmgyuNXZHVo%3D&reserved=0>. For spots, please use your favorite "retail" DX cluster. On 11/7/2022 9:00 AM, Jim McDonald wrote: > Pete, > > Turn off the internal tuner when using the amplifier. > > Jim N7US > > > -----Original Message----- > From:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Pete Smith N4ZR > Sent: Monday, November 7, 2022 07:31 > To: Elecraft List<elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Drive Control - K3 and FPA-1500 > > Thanks, Kent - that's what I thought, but it doesn't seem to be working. I > generally use the internal tuner, and I was hopping around a lot within > bands, but unfortunately I didn't collect data on which hops produced > warnings - either excessive current warnings or over-power readings on the > LED scale. > > 73, Pete N4ZR > Check out the new Reverse Beacon Network web server > at<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Freversebeacon.net%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C65c8d77f7a924fb67fbf08dac0ca598e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638034272558921950%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=jyoimvbpT%2BoYHj8rYaNJsKTfOZsPzJfarmgyuNXZHVo%3D&reserved=0>. > For spots, please use your favorite > "retail" DX cluster. > > On 11/6/2022 9:29 PM, K9ZTV wrote: >> Pete ... >> >> You have to first set the drive manually per-band on the K3. Once that is >> done, the K3 adjusts its drive to whatever you have set it to when changing >> to that new band. >> >> 73, >> Kent >> K9ZTV >> >>> On Nov 6, 2022, at 7:05 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR<pete.n...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Just finished SS, and on many occasions when switching bands I found >>> myself overdriving the KPA-1500 on the new band. No harm done, but I >>> thought the K3/KPA-1500 combination was supposed to manage drive on a >>> per-band basis. Did I get that wrong? >>> >>> -- >>> 73, Pete N4ZR >>> Check out the new Reverse Beacon Network web server >>> at<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Freversebeacon.net%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C65c8d77f7a924fb67fbf08dac0ca598e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638034272558921950%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=jyoimvbpT%2BoYHj8rYaNJsKTfOZsPzJfarmgyuNXZHVo%3D&reserved=0>. >>> For spots, please use your favorite >>> "retail" DX cluster. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmailman.qth.net%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Felecraft&data=05%7C01%7C%7C65c8d77f7a924fb67fbf08dac0ca598e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638034272558921950%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=4gp81vSnszMlYNmCUxT7kSGgjQPcLhtnm47vH4rsGzE%3D&reserved=0 Help: https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmailman.qth.net%2Fmmfaq.htm&data=05%7C01%7C%7C65c8d77f7a924fb67fbf08dac0ca598e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638034272558921950%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=U6xqb6CC3t2AjOSp9nDToGcjMj7ImsJDscMkKRTkk3M%3D&reserved=0 Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.qsl.net%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C65c8d77f7a924fb67fbf08dac0ca598e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638034272558921950%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=z3r597dUlhdKsuzRfdf8Demw1UhmTiaxDTTULZYGKi4%3D&reserved=0 Please help support this email list: https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.qsl.net%2Fdonate.html&data=05%7C01%7C%7C65c8d77f7a924fb67fbf08dac0ca598e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638034272559077395%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=zsz3ZXoLSlTOuEIZBocG5piFBCFPcXO7KTlogwLoZn4%3D&reserved=0 Message delivered to markmus...@outlook.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
