[Elecraft] re KPA 500 and ATU

[Gary Gregory]

*John,*
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*An on-board ATU is not what I need either, the remote version of the
KAT-500 is ideal for my situation.*
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*The trailer behind my motor home has the tower and all antenna feedlines
are right there so mounting the KAT-500 in the trailer reduces cabling to my
operating station.*
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*I don't always put up all my resonant antennas due to space available and
in these cases I resort to multi-band antennas and use a desktop manual
tuner. This also works well.*
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*The remote ATU will just make life much more convenient for me.*
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*I am happy to wait a few months.*
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*73's*
*Gary
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On 8 April 2011 04:09, John Harper <john at ae5x.com> wrote:

> For exactly the reason you mention, I'm not a fan of built-in tuners. They
> limit flexibility.
>
> Like you, I am limited to one antenna but don't consider it an impediment
> - my dipole is thaaaaat close (holding fingers 1 inch/2.54 cm apart) to
> having 300 countries to its credit. 271 of those are at 100 watts and it's
> time to go after the rest, thus the amp.
>
> For others needing help in justifying its purchase, I offer the following.
> YMMV:
> http://www.ae5x.com/blog/2011/04/07/the-voices-in-my-head/
>
> John Harper
> http://www.ae5x.com/blog
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> For many of us who are constrained to one non-resonant antenna and  work
> multiple bands, we are presently running amps with built-in ATU
> functionality.
>
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