Firmware change/feature

[Richard E Neese]

is there a way to add to the firmware a power detect mode that if your
on say 12 running 8 watts and power goes out and it drops to 5 watts out
to have it reset to 8 watts when the power comes back ?

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R.Neese
KB3VGW

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[wayne burdick]

Not at present. We drop power and keep it there until the operator corrects the issue, then turns power back up. This seems to be a safer approach than having power come back up by itself, since power outages can cycle.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

On Aug 22, 2013, at 10:08 AM, Richard Neese <[hidden email]> wrote:

> is there a way to add to the firmware a power detect mode that if your on say 12 running 8 watts and power goes out and it drops to 5 watts out to have it reset to 8 watts when the power comes back ?
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[N5GE]

Wouldn't it be better to find out what's causing the power drop and
fix it?

You shouldn't be having power drops when transmitting at 8 watts.

By the way, you didn't say which Elecraft rig you are using...

73,
Tom
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Licensed since 1976
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On Thu, 22 Aug 2013 13:08:52 -0400, Richard Neese <[hidden email]>
wrote:

>is there a way to add to the firmware a power detect mode that if your
>on say 12 running 8 watts and power goes out and it drops to 5 watts out
>to have it reset to 8 watts when the power comes back ?

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[Don Wilhelm-4]

Tom,

He was talking about the reduction in power to a 5 watt limit when the
KX1 is switched to the internal batteries.
His external power source is apparently AC line driven, and the AC power
goes out.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 8/22/2013 2:30 PM, Tom H Childers wrote:
> Wouldn't it be better to find out what's causing the power drop and
> fix it?
>
> You shouldn't be having power drops when transmitting at 8 watts.
>
> By the way, you didn't say which Elecraft rig you are using...
>

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[KE6BB]

Absolutely!  Heat buildup due to protection devices that cycle can be very damaging, which exactly why you don't see self resetting circuit breakers in aircraft and very few in cars.

Mark
KE6BB

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On Aug 22, 2013, at 11:30 AM, Tom H Childers <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Wouldn't it be better to find out what's causing the power drop and
> fix it?
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