[Elecraft] [KAT500] Planning for KAT500
WM3M
wm3m at live.com
Fri Jun 22 19:18:12 EDT 2012
I don't know the answers to theses questions but if ok I would like to ask
one of my own.
I was wondering what the power limit on 6 mtrs is/will be for the KAT500.
Using my KPA500 on 6 mtrs I have to take my existing tuner out of the path
to the
antenna since, even powered off the tuner can not handle 500 watts on 6
mtrs. Thanks
Emory WM3M
-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Hystad
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 4:47 PM
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> List
Subject: [Elecraft] [KAT500] Planning for KAT500
I am on the waiting list for my KAT500 -- waiting - waiting - waiting
But, in the mean time I am planning for how I want to arrange the switching
of my various antennas. I understand the KAT500 has 3 antenna connections
so first a couple of questions:
1. Will the automatic features of the tuner include automatic band
switching ? That is, if I am operating on my 80 meter dipole and then I
switch my K3 to the 20 meter band will my 20-meter Hexbeam automatically be
switched in (assuming I have it also connected to the KAT500)?
2. I have four antennas: 80-meter dipole, 40-meter dipole, and 30-meter
dipole, plus my Traffie Hexbeam that handles 20 meter through 10 meters. I
would like to hook up permanently my 80 meter and the Traffie hexbeam to two
of the KAT500 antenna connections and then also switch in the 40-meter
dipole and 30-meter dipole into the third antenna connection on the KAT500.
So, let's say I am on 40 meters and I switch to 30 meters but I need to also
manually switch my 40-meter and 30-meter since they share the same port.
Will the KAT500 know how to handle this? [Note: my 30-meter dipole though
is 1.3:1 and better across the entire 30-meter band so maybe I don't even
need the KAT500].
3. How do I tell the KAT500 that the five bands (20m thru 10m) are found on
one given antenna connection (to my hexbeam)? Or, does the KAT500 learn
this or do I manually help it out by some stored assignment.
4. Which brings up my final question: will the KAT500 be a "smart" device
with a computer interface like many other Elecraft devices? Is this how I
might preset bands to be associated with antenna connections. Note, my
80-meter dipole can actually work well on 40 and 30 but not as well as my
40-meter and 30-meter dipoles.
73, phil, K7PEH
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