[Elecraft] K3 and Palstar AT-AUTO

[Bruce McLaughlin]

I use a Palstar auto tuner with My K-3.  It works very well.  Although I did
order it with the Kenwood cable, shortly after I received it Palstar sent me
a message saying that they had a batch of Kenwood cables which were
miss-wired and that I should send it back for a replacement.  However, I
never did because I also use the tuner with other radios and the Kenwood
cable would not work with them.  Furthermore, I found that it was quite easy
to simply hook it up with an RF cable and led it sample the signal and tune
itself.  I primarily use it on 80 meters with a G5RV antenna.  It also works
quite well on 40 with that antenna but I have a Mosley Pro 67B which I use
on that and higher bands and it does not require a tuner.

Unless you plan to buy a used tuner you will find that Palstar is not
currently selling any.  Apparently, they are coming out with a new model
after the first of the year.  From what I understand they had to stop
selling the current model because of a dispute with the designer of the unit
who has since left the company.

Bruce-W8FU

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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Tommy Alderman
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 6:02 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 and Palstar AT-AUTO

Anyone using a Palstar AT-AUTO tuner with their K3?
I'm considering purchasing one and would appreciate comments on how it's
performing for you. Plus what type interface cable are you using?
Thanks,
Tom - W4BQF