[Elecraft] KAT500 update

[Richard Squire - HB9ANM]

Well, I must admit I'm a little bit disappointed... It was said some time in
August, the KAT500 would have a built-in balun on the *input* side. And one
of two outputs switchable between balanced and unbalanced. Now we'll had to
add a balun at the output, which arguably is suboptimal.
On the other hand, I wonder why Elecraft should go into the trouble and
expense of developing a high-power balun. AFIK, there are some good products
already available...

I second Martin's (LA8OKA) suggestion for a relay-switched configuration.

Maybe they'll think it over - or even offer two different versions (just
dreaming...)


73
Richard


wayne burdick wrote
> 
> We originally had two antenna jacks on the KAT500, with one of them  
> switchable between balanced and unbalanced.
> 
> ...All three jacks will be unbalanced (SO239).
> 
> We're hoping to add a high-power, high-performance balun...
> 
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
> 
> 


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