No worries; I didn't think you were rude. I've got pretty thick skin anyway, hi hi.
Anyway, does anyone else in the group think this feature would be beneficial? 73, James. On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 12:41 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF < m0...@alphadene.co.uk> wrote: > Sorry, didn't mean to be rude, started with 'just use the power control' in > my head and then realised you wanted a limiter, which at present there is > not. -k > -- > All the world's a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed. > -Sean O'Casey, playwright (1880-1964) > > On 14 May 2009, at 17:37, K3JPS wrote: > > Well obviously it is the power control. What I simply wanted to know was > whether or not the ability existed to set software limits on that physical > control. To me, it doesn't seem like a hard thing to implement in firmware. > > The reason for asking is I'm limited in terms of how much output power I > can run with an amplifier. If I wanted to tune with max drive being > 40-50 watts, then I wanted to know if there was a way of setting limits on > the power control knob. I've made the mistake of adjusting power output > instead of compression on more than one occasion. > > 73 James > > On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 12:10 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF < > m0...@alphadene.co.uk> wrote: > >> surely this is the PWR control - there is no way to set an upper limit as >> far as I know. >> 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174 >> -- >> Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, >> For you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup! >> >> >> On 14 May 2009, at 17:07, K3JPS wrote: >> >> >>> Dear all, >>> >>> I've checked the KPA3 manual along with the K3 manual, and didn't find >>> any >>> mention of a way to limit maximum output power with the KPA3. >>> >>> What I'd like to know then, is there something buried within the menu >>> that >>> would allow me to set max output to something like 30 - 40 watts? That >>> way >>> if I inadvertently adjust the CMP/PWR knob when it's set to PWR (and I >>> mean >>> to adjust compression instead), that it doesn't go above a pre-defined >>> setting? >>> >> >> > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
