[Elecraft] KAT3 - Antenna tuned or not?
Ed Muns
w0yk at msn.com
Tue Jan 29 02:10:51 EST 2008
> I am attempting to tune a Zero-Five Vertical with the KAT3.
> How do I determine if the KAT3 has found a match? I see the
> SWR on the K3 close to 1:1and full power out but my external
> SWR meter is still 5:1. Thanks.
The external SWR meter is not affected by the KAT3 because it is between the
KAT3 and the non-resonant load. The KAT3 has presented a 1:1 match to the
K3, but the antenna is still 5:1, and will radiate, or not, accordingly.
73,
Ed - W0YK
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