[Elecraft] Re: KAT100 - Early Impressions

[Wayne Burdick]

Lyle Johnson wrote:

> 11) The KAT100 is noisier than the KAT2...

True. The KAT100 uses the same type of large (10 amp) relays that are used in other tuners
of its type, including the LDG QRO tuners. These high-current relays have much larger
contacts, coils, and mechanisms than the tiny relays used in our QRP tuner.

Of course the KAT100's instant recall of settings on band or antenna change makes the
noisy relays much less of an issue -- as you noted.

We may be able to reduce the noise during initial auto-tune by adding sound-absorptive
material. We're hoping to experiment with such material next week. 

73,
Wayne
N6KR