KPA100
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If I add the KPA100 to my K2 and decide I want to operate qrp, is
there a way to bypass the kpa100, or do you just turn down the power knob? It will be a long time before I fully understand the K2. Thanks Scott N5SM K2 #5846 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Just power the unit from the lower coaxial power jack and you have a QRP
rig. If you turn the power down you'll get the same thing but you'll have higher current draw due to the idling current and circuits in the amp. Gregg W9DHI -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of [hidden email] Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 9:28 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: [Elecraft] KPA100 If I add the KPA100 to my K2 and decide I want to operate qrp, is there a way to bypass the kpa100, or do you just turn down the power knob? It will be a long time before I fully understand the K2. Thanks Scott N5SM K2 #5846 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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In reply to this post by wsm-3
You can QRP two ways:
1) Turn the power down (the obvious). The POWER control runs from zero to 100+ watts. The KPA100 is switched out of the transmit path below 10 watts. 2) You can switch the KPA100 amplifier off using the MENU command. Now the rig behaves exactly like it did without the KPA100 except that you have the advantage of the SWR bridge and SWR display on the K2 and, of course, the SO239 connector on the KPA100 remains the normal antenna connector. With the KPA100 off the total K2 current drain is 8 to 10% higher due to the circuits in the KPA100 that run even in standby. That's normally of no concern unless you're running from a limited battery supply. People operating portable in the field may simply swap the covers, removing the KPA100 and putting the "QRP" top back on with its built in antenna tuner and battery supply. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- If I add the KPA100 to my K2 and decide I want to operate qrp, is there a way to bypass the kpa100, or do you just turn down the power knob? It will be a long time before I fully understand the K2. Thanks Scott N5SM K2 #5846 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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I just scrolled past a message I wrote last night about the KPA100. One
sentence caught my eye: "The KPA100 is switched out of the transmit path below 10 100+ watts." Weird!! That's not what I meant to say. So I looked at the copy of the message that was sent. It reads, "The KPA100 is switched out of the transmit path below 10 watts." Now that makes sense! Somewhere in cyberspace the nonsensical "100+" was added to the sentence, apparently duplicated from the previous sentence where it did appear correctly. That's a great excuse for my often fumble-fingered posts with typos, but it's also a warning since we're sharing specific data: numbers, etc. If something looks wrong question it! There be gremlins in the system! Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Ron,
Yes, it often pays to read your own posts - I often do mine too and pick up errors like that - they MUST be inserted by gremlins somewhere in cyberspace!! Sometimes I have to say 'I just coudn't have written that.' <G> 73, Don W3FPR > -----Original Message----- > I just scrolled past a message I wrote last night about the KPA100. One > sentence caught my eye: "The KPA100 is switched out of the transmit path > below 10 > 100+ watts." > > Weird!! That's not what I meant to say. So I looked at the copy of the > message that was sent. It reads, "The KPA100 is switched out of > the transmit > path below 10 watts." > > Now that makes sense! Somewhere in cyberspace the nonsensical "100+" was > added to the sentence, apparently duplicated from the previous sentence > where it did appear correctly. > > That's a great excuse for my often fumble-fingered posts with typos, but > it's also a warning since we're sharing specific data: numbers, etc. If > something looks wrong question it! > > There be gremlins in the system! > > Ron AC7AC > No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/697 - Release Date: 2/22/2007 11:55 AM _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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