[Elecraft] KX3: can the ATU be read out?

Rick Tavan N6XI rtavan at gmail.com
Tue Jun 19 17:21:02 EDT 2012


The KX3 doesn't seem to replicate the KAT3=LC SET feature of the K3. Maybe
in the future?

/Rick N6XI

On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 11:31 AM, Pierfrancesco Caci <pf at tippete.net> wrote:

> >>>>> "Holger" == Holger Schurig <holgerschurig at googlemail.com> writes:
>
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>    Holger> Now, wouldn't it be nice if I could get back the L / C
>    Holger> setting choosen
>    Holger> by KXAT3 somehow?  Either menu, or via the serial command
> interface?
>    Holger> Wouldn't I then know "Oh, L is high, this antenna is too short"
> or
>    Holger> vica versa? Or, in other word, could a KX3+KXAT3 used as an
>    Holger> extremely
>    Holger> simple antenna analyzer?
>
> On the K3 you sort of can do that. With KAT3=AUTO, do your tuning. Then
> change KAT3=LC SET, exit from config, press ATU TUNE and it will show L
> and C. Maybe the KX3 can do that as well? Remember to set it back to
> AUTO :)
>
> Pf
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> Pierfrancesco Caci, ik5pvx
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Rick Tavan N6XI
Truckee, CA


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