Elecraft KPA500
firmware v1.36
Elecraft · Released Jan 9, 2014 · First seen Sep 14, 2026
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v1.36 is not the latest firmware for the Elecraft KPA500: the current version is v1.54 (December 17, 2017). Go to v1.54
In short — summary by updatemystuff.com
Fixed parameter saving from serial commands and HI REFL Fault bug; added fan speed command.
- Fixed parameter saving from serial commands
- Corrected HI REFL Fault bug
- Added fan speed query serial command
Written from Elecraft's release notes, which are printed in full below.
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What's in this update
- Added ^FS; serial command which returns the current fan speed. The format of the command is:
^FS; - gets the current fan speed. This is a get-only command. The response is: ^FSn; where n indicates the current fan speed from 0 (off) - 6 (full speed)
- Corrected a situation where some parameter changes from serial port commands were not being properly saved.
- Tweaked the Hi Reflected Power attenuation indication.
- Corrected a HI REFL Fault bug.
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