[Elecraft] KAT500 a good tuner or great tuner

[Igor Sokolov]

Expert 1K-FA can eavesdrop on the connection between the PC and K3 and 
change setting of Expert's antenna tuner depending on frequency prior to TX.
Microham keyers can also " listen"  to responses of K3 being polled by 
logging program. When no polling from logger occurs, Microham starts polling 
the radio itself.
I agree with Keith, KAT500 could have been smarter and change setting prior 
to TX.
Actually Expert also measures the frequency and compare it with data 
received from CAT. Nothing happens if both coincide. If not - measured 
frequency has priority. Very clever.

73, Igor UA9CDC


> On 12/25/2012 7:06 PM, Keith-K5ENS wrote:
>> We're talking adding features for the K line. Not removing any.
>
> You're missing something. The limitation is the hardware design of the K3, 
> and there's nothing the KAT designer could have done about that (or could 
> do now).  We are stuck with that.  IMO, the KAT500 implementation is 
> awfully close to ideal based on those limitations.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
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