[Elecraft] Re: MP-1 & K1- K2

[Ingo, DK3RED]

Hello Leo,

> Is the proper way to tune the antenna to start with the ATU in "by-pass"
> mode and adjusting the coil to lowest swr in a given band, following with
> tuning the ATU ?

Yes, your procedure is right. I paint a small dash on the coil after the
first adjusting, so I can adjust faster by the next use. With quarter-wave
radials cutted for each band (instead of the original radials) you can
adjust an 1:1 SWR without the ATU.

Tot ziens!

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