[Elecraft] Any way to automatically bypass K3 ATU when using KPA500?

[Gary Gregory]

*Easy...K3=500W transceiver.....it is online all the time...rarely use the
KAT3....:-)

With arrival of the KAT-500 eventually, I will not use the KAT3 very often
often barefoot either...YMMV

73

Gary
*
On 15 June 2012 10:49, <AC6JA at aol.com> wrote:

> Of course the KAT500 is on order!  I placed my order over the phone  the
> first day it became available, hihi!
> I just think the internal K3 ATU should not be tuned into the theoretical
> 50 ohm input of the KPA500.  Aren't there internal losses through the ATU
> components that don't need to happen if the tuner is bypassed?
> I "assume" a firmware change could allow the ATU status to follow the OPER
> and STBY modes like the different power levels?
> Just wonder how everyone else has their K3/KPA500 set up?
>
> Mike  AC6JA
>
>
>
> In a message dated 6/14/2012 2:02:49 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> keith at elecraft.com writes:
>
> Yes, I  was wondering how he was tuning with the amp on too...
> Of course we just  need to sell him a KAT500!
> Keith WE6R
>
> On 6/14/2012 11:10 AM, iain  macdonnell - N6ML wrote:
> > I think you're missing the point, Keith ...  or maybe I am. If you tune
> > the KAT3 to match the amp, then it will not  match the antenna when the
> > amp is out of line. Of course this somewhat  begs the question; how is
> > the antenna being matched when the amp is  active? Maybe it's close to
> > 2:1, which is still acceptable, but the  original poster wants to use
> > the KAT3 to get a better match when  operating barefoot...
> >
> > 73,
> >
> >       ~iain / N6ML
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 10:42 AM,  Keith<keith at elecraft.com>  wrote:
> >> If you have the  optional Aux cable, set the K3 power set to "Per Band",
> >> then you  can have different power levels depending on the OPerat or
> >> Stndby  mode of the KPA500. You will just have to go thru once and set
> >> the  levels to get 500 out (and whatever you want for Stndby).
> >> The KAT3  is never really bypassed, it is just put into default settings
> >>  that are matched for a dummy load.
> >> I would tune the ATU into the  amp and leave it on.
> >> Keith WE6R
> >>
> >> On  6/14/2012 10:00 AM, iain macdonnell - N6ML wrote:
> >>> On Thu, Jun  14, 2012 at 7:51 AM, Don Putnick<don_na6z at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >>>> Just out of curiosity, any particular reason you  want to bypass the
> K3 ATU?
> >>> Presumably because any stored match  settings would be impertinent when
> >>> feeding the amp, vs.  feeding the antenna(e) directly.
> >>>
> >>> The real  question is; why would you ever want to operate without the
> >>>  amp?? *grin*
> >>>
> >>>       ~iain /  N6ML
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Gary
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