[Elecraft] KAT500 update

[Wayne Burdick]

You're right, Vic. We'll be posting in greater detail on this topic  
shortly.

Wayne
N6KR


On Dec 8, 2011, at 9:22 AM, Vic K2VCO wrote:

> I t's been shown conclusively that an unbalanced 'floating' tuner  
> with a balun on the
> input does not provide better balance than one with the balun on the  
> output. Yes, I know
> that there is such a tuner in the ARRL handbook and Alpha is  
> manufacturing one. But the
> math doesn't lie. So unless Elecraft wanted to use a balanced  
> network -- which would make
> the tuner MUCH more expensive -- I would prefer one without a balun.  
> Then those who do not
> use balanced lines would not have to pay for the balun.