[Elecraft] K3/KPA500/KAT500 SWR Problem

[Fred Jensen]

Okey dokey, not the first time my "impressioner" has had the wrong 
impression.  I guess that kind of makes sense actually, the only way the 
KAT500 could know the exact frequency would be if the K3 sent it in the 
form of a command, and I don't know if the KAT500 accepts commands on 
that port, I think all 15 lines have some specific purpose.

For full disclosure:  Selecting the last used antenna and L-C will 
probably achieve an acceptable match in my situation every time.  That 
might not be so for those who move between 80 and 75, or CW and SSB on 
topband.

Regardless, mine goes to the right tuning essentially instantly. I am 
primarily CW but I do operate SSB in some selected contests [NAQP, SS] 
and RTTY [RTTY RU, NAQP], and I have never had this problem.

I saw an email from Wayne that they are working on this fairly 
intensely, I suspect there will be a solution forthcoming.  I've 
observed that Elecraft doesn't like a problem cropping up for multiple 
customers. :-))

Any clue when I should start looking for your next book?

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014
- www.cqp.org

On 12/30/2013 4:15 PM, Cady, Fred wrote:
> With the 15-pin network (I like it!), the KAT500 knows the band and
> selects the last used antenna and L-C for that band.  It doesn't know
> the frequency until you transmit when it can select the ant and L-C
> from the segment memory (which could be different than the last used
> on the band, if you were on the bottom of the band and come back on
> and transmit on the top of the band).