Interesting to note that there is no “Idle” button in your image. I guess that’s elsewhere in the utility.
I would assume that as they’ve used the word “Power” in the utility, I’d expect it to be the same as the power button on the front panel of the KAT500. From what you’re saying, it certainly seems to act that way. My setup has the KAT500 power up when the shack PSU is turned on, but I always hold the power button on the KAT500 when I turn the radio/s off and of course all of the LEDs go off. MY setup is all hard wired so I can’t easily get a meter inline to check current consumption when the KAT500 is ‘off’. I don’t have consumption issues, as all of my power is turned off when I leave the shack. Sorry I can’t be of much help. 73, Alan - G4GNX South Coast UK Elecraft K4D / KPA500 / KAT500 / IC-9700 > On 9 Dec 2023, at 22:49, W2HX <w...@w2hx.com> wrote: > > I think it does more than shutdown the oscillator. It seems to turn off all > leds, and return the unit the bypass mode. It looks really shutdown. I am > referring to this checkbox "power" seen here top right. (I hope this image > makes it through) > > <image001.png> > > > 73 Eugene W2HX > Subscribe to my Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@w2hx/videos > > -----Original Message----- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> On > Behalf Of G4GNX > Sent: Saturday, December 9, 2023 5:41 PM > To: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 Sleep current? > > From the KAT500 manual: > > "Idle Sleep > In some installations a 28004.5 MHz signal may be heard from an oscillator in > the KAT500. If this is an issue, you can shut it down when it is not needed. > Click on Idle Sleep to put a check in the radio button. The oscillator will > stop running shortly after the last key press or the last data communication > with other equipment and restart automatically when needed.” > > From this, one might presume that’s all the ’sleep’ does - turn off the > oscillator and the rest of the circuitry remains live. The spec also says: > Supply Current 1.0 A max (200mA typical). I’d assume that the KAT500 would > continue to draw around 200mA whilst in standby and turning off the > oscillator (sleep) would make very little difference. > > 73, > Alan - G4GNX > South Coast UK > Elecraft K4D / KPA500 / KAT500 / IC-9700 > > > > > > On 9 Dec 2023, at 22:23, W2HX <w...@w2hx.com <mailto:w...@w2hx.com>> wrote: > > > > When I use the KAT Utility to power down the KAT500, anyone know how much > > current it consumes in this sleeping mode? I ask because I was surprised > > that I had a dead battery this morning after a week or so of non-use > > (battery is a rechargeable Lipo so no problem) but I was wondering how > > "asleep" it actually is. > > > > > > 73 Eugene W2HX > > Subscribe to my Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@w2hx/videos > ______________________________________________________________ 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
