[Elecraft] KX3 ATU goes off/on during send?

[gt-i at gmx.net]

Bob,
thanks for pointing out to the diagnostic commands. Played a bit and I 
get the impression there is nothing wrong, basically.
My ATU does this click whenever SWR becomes bad and switches between 
"AK105001" and "AK145801". Not a bug, but a feature as it seems, to keep 
SWR low.
The K2 ATU does not behave like that, hence my irritation.
The guilty one is my narrow antenna, 40kHz on 40m. During the ARRL DX 
contest I worked stations all the way up to 7070, which explains the 
need to adjust SWR. Pressing "ATU Tune" after the click of course yields 
SWR 1:1.

Can somebody from Elecraft confirm that automatic retune during send is 
a feature, and the relays ara capable of handling the power without 
damage? And, while I am thinking about it, why not retune during receive 
if the setting is already memorized? That would be really cool!

Bob, thanks again for taking me into the right direction.
73
Gernot
DF5RF




The open wire fed dipole I used
Am 20.02.2013 02:20, schrieb NZ9E:
> Gernot,
>
> I take some of that back.  If the macro output does not change, there still
> might be a problem with your KXAT3.  I think my test is still worth doing,
> because if the output does change, then there would seem to be a documented
> problem to go to Elecraft Support with.
>
> Feel free to ask me for clarification, if I've confused more than helped.
>
> 73,
> Bob NZ9E
>
>
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