[Elecraft] K3 Tuner

[Greg - AB7R]

Brett,

This is from the FAQ page (lots of great information there)

Will the KAT3 have similar specs as the KAT100? Specifically, will it match 10:1 
SWR loads?

The K3's KAT3 ATU will match a range of 10:1 through 100W.  



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73,
Greg - AB7R
Whidbey Island WA
NA-065
K3#0009

On Thu Jan 31  2:20 , "Brett Howard"  sent:

>So I was recently reading about the IC756ProIII and noticed that it said its
>tuner was rated for 3:1?  Does that really mean that you have to have a 3:1
>or better SWR or it can't tune it?  I'm assuming that my antenna which is
>resonant for 40,20,15, and 10 would not be able to be tuned up on 80 with a
>IC-756ProIII?  My Kenwood seems to have no problem and heck my K1 will tune
>it up on 30.  I'm hoping that the K3 is speced to be able to go to a much
>worse match than 3:1 right?  
>
>I'm sure people have tried and tested this heavily...  Someone please
>confirm.  I'd be interested to hear confirmation on the IC-756ProIII too...
>Is it really only for fine tuning already resonant antennas?  
>
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