[Elecraft] KAT 2 -- Problem solved

[nr5a]

Thanks for to those who helped. I'm on some meds that are really nasty, and 
have some bad side affects, sometimes they get to me espicially when I get 
frustrated like last nite. Warning don't take steroids, my doctor put me on 
them because of leg ulcers and they backfired. I'm getting over a near 
kidney failure because of them, thats not the point don't know how I got off 
on it, aw the good news my legs are healing really fast.

Anyway after I got up today and got in the shack this afternoon, I got to 
thinking what I had done. Everyone is right, you should not put a external 
wattmeter on a rig like a K2 that has the auto antenna tuner built in, of 
course your not going to get correct reading on the ext wattmeter. It hit me 
like a brickwall when I realized what I did. Short story, the K2 tuner tunes 
the bands I operate just fine with very low SWRs. Actually the swr are quite 
close to what the WM-2 reads, some cases lower.  This is going to take some 
gettting use to for me tho, I've operated for over 5 years with the WM-2 or 
a WM-1 inline, just don't seem right hooking nothing but the antenna to the 
rig and operating. hi hi I'm having a hard time trusting the wattmeter built 
in the K2 but I know its on the money. Hi Hi HI

My problem now is getting the keyer to work but I can figure that one out.

Want to thank the wonderful people on this reflector, I've learned alot from 
it which prooves you can teach a old dog new tricks even if he is on drugs, 
and believe me I'd rather not be! !  !! ! !

Cheers

Jerry - NR5A - South Dakota
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "nr5a" <nr5a at rap.midco.net>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 8:17 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] KAT 2


> Ok, yes, I'm stupid, no I can't follow directions or understand them, I 
> need them on pre-school level I guess. I had my A ver, K2 brought up to a 
> B version, just got the K2 back today with all the upgrades. 160m module, 
> KNB 2, and KAT 2 amoung the other stuff.
>
> I'm sitting here, I hit the Menu button. Next I rotate the main tuning 
> knob to ATU  AUTO just like the instructions say.
>
> A fast push on the Menu button again returns the K2 to freq readout as it 
> should be. 7040
>
> I've got the power output knob set to the 2nd dot turning it clockwise 
> wattmeter on K2 says 2.5watts.
>
> I tap the ANT 1/2 button and I can see it go from ANT 2 to ANT 1, I assume 
> its on ANT 1 because no lil down arrows are on ANT 2.
>
> Next I hit the ANT 1/2 button and hold it in a few seconds, I hear the 
> rattling of relays. I watch the WM-2 wattmeter I always keep inline. The 
> rattling stops, the cw tone stops, and the SWR is pegged, both in Ref and 
> Fwr positions. What am I doing wrong???
>
> I have the directions open to page 18 and am following the Basic ATU 
> Operation (auto mode) step by step, or so I thought, What am I not doing?
> I'm trying to tune back on 7040 and only hear static. There is a big 
> difference between Ant 1 and Ant 2 in noise level. Ant 1 is where the 
> noise is but no signals coming thru.
>
> Its not my antenna, a hour ago using my FT-817 thru a T-1 tuner I was 
> tuned up on 40m. I used the K2 thru the T-1 before the conversion, and it 
> worked great. The antenna is a 22ft vert gnd mounted with 14 radials.
>
> So can anyone see what I'm doing wrong?? And explain it to me so I can 
> understand it, remember your talking to a very frustrated stupid person.
>
> Jerry - NR5A - South Dakota
>
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