[Elecraft] KAT-500 Antenna Tuner question

[John_N1JM]

When the tuner is in "auto", does it not automatically go into bypass(even
though it does not show BYP) if the antenna swr is detected to be below 1.2
to 1?

John N1JM


Phil & Debbie Salas wrote
> That’s the way it currently works.  I.e., when you select AUTO, or MAN or
> BYP the KAT500 stays that way on all bands.  I train my KAT500 on my three
> antennas on all bands, and then leave it in MAN mode after that.  Bypass
> is a tuning solution when the SWR is low.  When in MANual, the KAT500
> still recalls the settings and antenna used last on that frequency/band. 
> Works great.
> 
> Phil – AD5X
> 
> “I'm using a KAT-500 and am surprised that when I change bands it doesn't
> remember whether it was in Automatic or By-Pass the last time it was on
> that band. If my KAT-500 is set to "Automatic" on one band then it's on
> Automatic for every band change. I'm hoping someone knows of a way to
> activate a memory feature on the KAT-500 so that each band can have it's
> own setting: Auto-Man-Byp.My reason for the "memory" is to eliminate
> unneeded relay tuning and chatter... as on some bands I simply don't need
> the KAT-500 and I don't appreciate it trying to tune every antenna that it
> thinks needs tuning. (as sometimes antennas don't need to be tuned... but
> the KAT-500 thinks otherwise) Thanks!”
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