[Elecraft] K3 - Elecraft Antenna Tuner KAT3

NZ0T NZ0T at cox.net
Tue Sep 30 16:11:55 EDT 2008


I usually get 1.0 to 1 on a variety of antennas including my 160 sloper cut
for 1.947 down on the CW portion of the band.  Sometimes it's not quite as
good but that's when I'm trying to make a really bad match work.

Bill NZ0T

Lee Buller wrote:
> 
> 
> I am curious as to the experience of others on the list concerning the
> KAT3.  Mine works find, but never finds that 1.0 to 1 match.  It will find
> 1.2 or so (which is OK I know) but does not seem to find anything better. 
> Yes, I do the tune procedure twice within 5 seconds.  Latest firmware.  It
> also seems to increase over time a tad....and I am not moving around on
> frequency that much either.  I am kinda addicted to running stations.
> 
> Antenna is a Force-12 which is about .14 to 1.6.  I really don't need to
> use the tuner but I do.  The 40 meter vee and the 80 mter vee do the same
> thing when I run the antenna tuner.  I do not on 40 CW and the 80 meter
> dipole is tuned to mid band since I try to work both SSB and CW.  All this
> has bee checked by an antenna analyzer.
> 
> Just asking another one of my brilliant questions...
> 
> Lee - K0WA :>)
> 
> 
> 
> 
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