[Elecraft] KAT500 QRP Operation?

[Rick Bates]

The manual states that the KAT500 wants ~20 watts for reliable tuning.   It is designed for QRO power levels. 

The Elecraft internal tuner handles the same range of tuning and are more compact stations so they would be wiser choices for QRP only stations. 

Rick wa6nhc

Tiny iPhone keypad, sorry for typos

On Nov 3, 2012, at 8:25 AM, "NZ8J" <nz8j at woh.rr.com> wrote:

> Just looked over the KAT500 manual and it appears from first glance that
> it will not operate using a qrp power levels. Given the track record of
> the current Elecraft tuners, I was very hopeful that it would so I could
> utilize the antenna switching and superior tuning capabilities of the
> Elecraft design in an automatic tuner.  Maybe someone in the know can
> chime in and give a definitive answer as to if it will operate reliably
> using low power in the range of 3 to 4 watts. Keeping my fingers
> crossed..  Hi hi  :)
> Thanks 
> Tim
> Nz8J