And... make sure the K3 CONFIG:PWR SET is on Per Band. Does the KPA500 really have Firmware version 1.11???
73, Ken K3IU ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On 8/13/2011 6:42 AM, Ken Wagner K3IU wrote: > Make sure that you turned on the Aux > Bus in the KPA menu. > 73, > Ken K3IU > > On 8/12/2011 11:41 PM, D Joyce wrote: >> Group: I'm checking out a recently >> completed KPA500 (#234) running FW >> V1.11 with a K3/10 running FW Ver >> 4.36. The K3/100 with which it will >> eventually be used is otherwise tied >> up and I wanted to confirm the the >> per-band power control feature when >> used with the K3. (I'm using the AUX >> interface cable.) >> >> It doesn't seem to work as described >> in the KPA500 Owner's Manual Rev B - >> see page 9 Item 4 under >> Transmitting. If I put the Amp in >> Standby and set the K3 for 5 W as a >> low power level and then turn the Amp >> to Operate and run the K3 up to a >> drive level of about 8 W to produce >> about 100 Watts from the KPA500, then >> when I turn the Amp back to Standby >> the power level is 8 W not 5W. >> >> Perhaps the per-band power control is >> dependent on using a K3/100 not a K3/10. >> >> Anyone else seeing the same thing? >> >> 73, Doug VE3MV >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: >> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: >> http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
