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

[Wayne Burdick]

Rick,

I hope to add this to the KX3 at some point. It would be useful in  
further peaking up broadcast-band stations.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


On Jun 19, 2012, at 2:21 PM, Rick Tavan N6XI wrote:

> 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:
>>
>>
>>   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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Pierfrancesco Caci, ik5pvx
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