KPA1500 latest firmware

[Roy Koeppe]

Yesterday I updated KPA1500 Utility version and then firmware. That
corrected the occasional random flashing of the SWR LED bar display curse on
my s/n 160. Glad! Now am waiting for the promised ATU upgrade kit to fix the
main display cut out problem which occurs on 10 and 6 meters.

73,     Roy      K6XK


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[Paul Baldock]

Could you describe this problem. I have not seen it.

- Paul  KW7Y

At 05:27 AM 7/20/2018, Roy Koeppe wrote:
>Now am waiting for the promised ATU upgrade kit to fix the main
>display cut out problem which occurs on 10

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[Roy Koeppe]

Hi Paul,

When attempting to transmit or 10 or 6 meters, the left half of the display
instantly blanks out and remains that way till you reboot the amp power
switch. Has been reported by several with early serial numbers like my #160.

Roy     K6XK


-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Baldock
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2018 9:36 AM
To: Roy Koeppe ; [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 latest firmware

Could you describe this problem. I have not seen it.

- Paul  KW7Y

At 05:27 AM 7/20/2018, Roy Koeppe wrote:
>Now am waiting for the promised ATU upgrade kit to fix the main display cut
>out problem which occurs on 10


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[Ed Pflueger]

I am apparently fortunate.  My KPA1500 is #29 and does not have that issue
at full power out on 10 or 6.

Ed.. AB4IQ

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Hi Paul,

When attempting to transmit or 10 or 6 meters, the left half of the display
instantly blanks out and remains that way till you reboot the amp power
switch. Has been reported by several with early serial numbers like my #160.

Roy     K6XK


-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Baldock
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2018 9:36 AM
To: Roy Koeppe ; [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 latest firmware

Could you describe this problem. I have not seen it.

- Paul  KW7Y

At 05:27 AM 7/20/2018, Roy Koeppe wrote:
>Now am waiting for the promised ATU upgrade kit to fix the main display
>cut out problem which occurs on 10


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[Roy Koeppe]

They must have made an "improvement" on some models since yours!

Roy      K6XK       Iowa


I am apparently fortunate.  My KPA1500 is #29 and does not have that issue

at full power out on 10 or 6.

Ed.. AB4IQ
Hi Paul,

When attempting to transmit or 10 or 6 meters, the left half of the display
instantly blanks out and remains that way till you reboot the amp power
switch. Has been reported by several with early serial numbers like my #160.

Roy     K6XK


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Could you describe this problem. I have not seen it.

- Paul  KW7Y

At 05:27 AM 7/20/2018, Roy Koeppe wrote:
>Now am waiting for the promised ATU upgrade kit to fix the main display
>cut out problem which occurs on 10




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[Paul Baldock]

Mines #244 about a month old. I have used it a lot on 6M but very
little on 10M with no obvious problem.

- Paul  KW7Y

At 09:17 AM 7/20/2018, Roy Koeppe wrote:

>They must have made an "improvement" on some models since yours!
>
>Roy      K6XK       Iowa
>
>
>I am apparently fortunate.  My KPA1500 is #29 and does not have that issue
>
>at full power out on 10 or 6.
>
>Ed.. AB4IQ
>Hi Paul,
>
>When attempting to transmit or 10 or 6 meters, the left half of the display
>instantly blanks out and remains that way till you reboot the amp power
>switch. Has been reported by several with early serial numbers like my #160.
>
>Roy     K6XK
>
>
>-----
>Could you describe this problem. I have not seen it.
>
>- Paul  KW7Y
>
>At 05:27 AM 7/20/2018, Roy Koeppe wrote:
>>Now am waiting for the promised ATU upgrade kit to fix the main display
>>cut out problem which occurs on 10
>
>
>
>
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[K9MA]

SN 0178: With FW 1.64, the flashing SWR LED problem seems to be gone. 
On 10 meters, the display no longer goes half blank, but some extraneous
characters show up when transmitting, but it returns to normal on
receive. A big improvement, though perhaps eventually a bypass capacitor
might be necessary.

73,
Scott K9MA

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[Roy Koeppe]

Scott, again if you have missed it, Elecraft has an 'ATU update Kit' for
this purpose. Mine is to be shipped "soon." It is a PC filter board to be
installed.

73,    Roy       K6XK



SN 0178: With FW 1.64, the flashing SWR LED problem seems to be gone.
On 10 meters, the display no longer goes half blank, but some extraneous
characters show up when transmitting, but it returns to normal on
receive. A big improvement, though perhaps eventually a bypass capacitor
might be necessary.

73,
Scott K9MA




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