[Elecraft] KAT500 a good tuner or great tuner

[Gary Gregory]

The Utility is useful for setting up in band memories as well as multiband
antennas etc.

gary

On 24 December 2012 09:42, Gary Gregory <vk1zzgary at gmail.com> wrote:

> The kat500 stores information in what are termed 'Bins' and communication
> of data via Auxbus recalls memories from these 'Bin' locations and hot
> switching does not occur.
>
> I can QSY, with the kpa500 in OPER and 'IF' the kat500 needs to tune it
> interrupts the amplifier key line and either selects from memory or does a
> tune if in auto etc. I rarely see a need for a retune once I have set up. I
> do this regularly as I am on the move touring and so I change antennas to
> suit where I am setting up. Wish VK had taller trees in more locations..;-)
>
> I have no issues here that need addressing with regards to operation, QSY
> or band changes/hopping etc....
>
> KAT400 #007 might be licenced to kill but evrything has survived my addled
> brain and too fast/fat fingers...:-)
>
> 73's and Happy Holidays to all.
>
> Gary
>
>
> On 24 December 2012 08:24, John Shaw <zl1byz at nzart.org.nz> wrote:
>
>> My poor choice of words with intervals.  I meant frequency intervals not
>> time, that would be dumb.  These could be further apart if you antenna is
>> more broad banded as tuner settings would only need to change when SWR
>> became unacceptable. This would mean with some antenna's and on higher
>> bands
>> probably no chatter at all.
>>
>> 73 John ZL1BYZ.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Shaw
>> Sent: Monday, 24 December 2012 09:46
>> To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 a good tuner or great tuner
>>
>>  Very good thought, yes that would happen.  A compromise could be some
>> sort
>> of matrix with this mode of operation where you train the tuner at set
>> intervals and the tuner only re tunes when they are passed.  This would
>> reduce the chatter and of course the tuner would already be trained so the
>> clicking would be minimal.  I could live with that, better than all this
>> hot
>> switching, KPA500 errors and all the on the band QRM that this extra
>> tuning
>> while sending RF.
>>
>> Just a dream maybe but I know Elecraft is a progressive company always
>> looking for ways to improve their product so thought I would pipe up.
>>
>> 73 John ZL1BYZ.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Keith-K5ENS
>> Sent: Monday, 24 December 2012 09:00
>> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 a good tuner or great tuner
>>
>> I have asked the same question about the KAT500 following the K3 as tuned
>> to
>> be ready for any keying of the K3.  I was told the relays in the KAT500
>> would click as I was tuning.  SO?  As an option I think that would be fine
>> to know the KAT500 was tuned at all time.
>>
>> Keith, XE1/K5ENS
>>
>>
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