[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).
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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
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