[Elecraft] KAT500

[Rick Tavan N6XI]

When the tuner is powered off, the ANT1 port is connected to the
Transmitter port with no tuner L or C applied.

/Rick

On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 6:18 PM, ab2tc <ab2tc at arrl.net> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> My expectation and this is how it's been explained to me by the author of
> the KAT500 software is that when the tuner is not powered it will be in
> bypass mode. This is the way every other auto tuner I am aware of works.
>
> AB2TC - Knut
>
>
> goldtr8 wrote
> > After reading the manual that was scanned in I noticed that when the unit
> > is turned off that the antenna ports are not shorted together.
> >
> > For my qth I like to shut down my station with my antenna switch the off
> > position shorting my antennas to ground.  This in my mind is a good thing
> > as it helps drain static from the system.  So I am thinking that if I get
> > a KAT500 then I would have to add more switches one for each antenna.
> >
> > Am I correct in my thinking or are there better ideas how to get this
> > accomplished.  Extra switches need extra coax which is more cost and a
> wee
> > bit more loss.
> >
> > Any thoughts, comments.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Don
> >
> >
> > ~73
> > Don
> > KD8NNU
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Rick Tavan N6XI
Truckee, CA