[Elecraft] Curious problem after installing KPA3 and KAT3

Vic K2VCO vic at rakefet.com
Tue Jul 28 01:12:57 EDT 2009


Doug Person wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> 
> Installing the KPA3 and KAT3 is pretty straight forward.  That's why I 
> don't understand what's wrong.  Looks like ANT1 and ANT2 are both open.  
> I can see the leads physically connected in the right order to the 
> KAT3.  The KAT3 is enabled in the menu, as is the KPA3.  But when I 
> tried to run the calibration program, it says the SWR is too high.  When 
> I attempt to transmit with just 5 watts, the internal SWR meter 
> indicates very high SWR.

Make sure that the connector on the bottom of the KAT3 is lined up properly. I succeeded 
in getting it wrong once (although I noticed it before trying it out, so I don't know if 
this is the symptom you'd see).
-- 
73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco


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