[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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