[Elecraft] KAT500 vs K3 ATU

[Cady, Fred]

Gary,
Both tuners are L-C or C-L with the cap being able to be on the transmit side or the antenna side. The L and C values can  be found in the K3 schematic package available on the Elecraft website but, so far as I know, the KAT500 schematics haven't been published yet. 
I would expect, that if you K3 can tune the antenna, certainly the KAT500 can too.
Cheers and 73,
Fred KE7X
 

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From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Gary Ferdinand
Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2013 8:37 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] KAT500 vs K3 ATU

I am considering getting a KAT500 to provide me with higher power auto-tuning.  Currently, the KAT3 is capable of achieving a match on all bands using my open-wire fed 160-meter dipole, with some help from a 4:1 balun.  I believe both tuners are T-matches, but I don't have enough information to judge whether the KAT500 will achieve the same matches that the KAT3 will.

Can anyone give me the L and C values for each tuner?  

Thanks,

Gary W2CS
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