[Elecraft] Re: KAT100 - Early Impressions

[w0ifl@hotmail.com]

I dunno.... I kinda like the quarter-crunching sound of the LDG!  At first I
thought it was noisy, but now I think I'd miss that sound as I tune up.  Of
course, I won't be hearing THAT tuner for long, now that the KAT100 is
coming....

Ron E
W�IFL



>
>
> 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

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