[Elecraft] K3 wish list

[Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy]

I agree, but as an example if I am on 40m at some ridiculous hour I would be 
working CW at the low end and SSB between 7140 and 7197 kHz, which I believe 
could result in a fair number of "clicks" during the night when using an all 
driven array with the type of ATU you have in mind. I guess that what I am 
saying is 'don't forget the sleeping neighbours' :-)

73,
Geoff
GM4ESD

Nick Waterman <laptop at noseynick.com> wrote:


> Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote:
>> Something that should not be overlooked is acoustic noise generated by
>> an antenna matching unit (ATU) if it is to be used outside, relays
>> clattering away at 2am could upset the neighbours!
>
> ... but to be fair, that's only when you press "TUNE" for the first time
> on a new antenna, right? After that, most modern ATUs will remember the
> settings for different bands, or different parts of bands, and when you
> QSY significantly it's usually just one "click" to get back to the
> remembered settings?