[Elecraft] Just Got the KAT100 Done - Impressed!!!!

Tue Feb 3 00:05:00 2004

I sure do procrastinate.  I've had this kit in some form for the last year and just did not get around to getting it done.  This weekend and tonight I put the finishing touches on the KAT100 by building the control cable and then doing the calibration.  It has been about two hours from being finished.  Go figure!  

What a nice piece of gear.  That is an understatement too!

I have been on all bands and all modes ...up and down the bands ... and it matches everything.  My antennas are far from perfect too.  A TH6DXX tuned for CW (15 meters is really bad too), a 40 meter dipole thats a little to long, a 80 meter antenna cut for 3550 and an Inverted-L (135 feet) with 16 radials under it.  Matched it all and I even look at the amount of inductance and capacitance used.  Everything seemed to be OK.  I could even tell if it was Low-Z or High-Z.  Cool.

Some things I noticed:

The noise of the unit as it tunes.  Did I see on the list a fix for that?  Like, some sort of sound asorbing material?

I really miss an external watt meter that makes the lights jump.  I wish that the LED SWR Meter turned into a watt meter that had peak and hold.  But, that is getting a little picky.

The KAT100 was well worth the dollars.

Up next...the BFO Mod and the KPA100 Shield Mod.

Great device.  

Lee - K0WA

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