[Elecraft] Thoughts on internal vs external ATU for K3

[chuck allen]

Thanks Don and Rick for all the help.

chuck


----- Original Message ----
From: Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com>
To: K6LE <k6le at mac.com>
Cc: callen1155 <callen1155 at yahoo.com>; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wed, February 24, 2010 11:16:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Thoughts on internal vs external ATU for K3

Rick,

OK, that may be possible with the KAT3, but it certainly is not possible 
with the KAT2 or the KAT100.  I do not have a tuner in my K3 because I 
have all resonant antennas - no tuner required, so I bow to your experience.

73,
Don W3FPR

K6LE wrote:
> Have to disagree Don!
>
> I have a ladder line fed doublet (with outside balun) attached to Ant 1 and an R7 on Ant 2.
>
> I have Ant 1 set to use the ATU and Ant 2 Bypassed since I don't need the tuner for it.
>
> When I switch between Ant 1 and 2 the ATU indicator comes on for 1 and off for 2.
>
> Slick!
>
> Rick
> K6LE
>
> On 2/24/2010, at 3:36 , Don Wilhelm wrote:
>
>  
>