Bob – Like you, as a teenager I scrounged whatever parts I could from any source I could find (preferably free) and built many fun projects. When I had some money from mowing lawns and my newspaper ro

Thanks, Mel. I thought maybe there was some “hidden” FT capability in fldigi that I have overlooked. Interesting thing, in our local ARES group (Kane County, IL) we use fldigi as a training tool in or

Mel – I did not realize that Fldigi would operate in any of the FT modes. I’ve always used WSJT-X for FT8 and FT4. What am I missing? Thanks. 73 Lyn, WØLEN (76)

Thanks Bob. As I was only concerned about the KPA500 (since all other station needs are currently being met), I saw no reason to complicate the question/suggestion. Nevertheless, I appreciate your inp

Bob – Perhaps I should have emphasized that the key words are “along with everything else.” I currently have 3 x 1500VA UPS units in the shack powering 3 workstations with a total of 8 LED screens, a

Bob – Unfortunately it would take a very large UPS to run the KPA500 (1000 va) on transmit along with everything else. 73, Lyn, WØLEN

We have a 20 kw whole house standby generator, and in addition I have everything in the shack running on a UPS (except the KPA500) in order to keep computers, etc., running for the 10-15 seconds it ta

Mike – It sounds like you need to reset the serial port on the computer. Make sure it is set to the USB connection. Lyn, WØLEN

Did you ever get this working, Irwin? I am considering the same configuration, and would be interested in hearing your opinion of the KAT500/KPA500 combination with the IC7300. Thanks, Lyn WØLEN