Re: [Elecraft] Power output per mode?

2016-10-16 Thread George Kidder
Fred OM, Don't have the KPA500, so that's moot. I agree that one problem is the lack of any indication of the power which will be produced. The only way I know of is to rotate the "power" knob - THEN the power indication shows, but not otherwise. Guess nothing is perfect, is it? George, W3

Re: [Elecraft] Power output per mode?

2016-10-16 Thread Fred Jensen
Well, technically it is saved per band per KPA500 state, if you have one. I'm pretty sure it isn't also saved per mode. I've never been at ease with memory functions that simply save the last state without leaving a message somewhere on the display what the current saved state is. When the "

[Elecraft] Power output per mode?

2016-10-16 Thread George Kidder
I suspect that most of us like to reduce our power output on digital modes, so the continuous carrier doesn't overheat something. At present (as far as I can figure out) the power output setting is saved per band but not per mode, so that changing from CW to digital on the same band requires r