[Elecraft] Using KAT500 With Antenna Switch

[Don Wilhelm]

Ian,

That is correct.  Because of that situation, you might want to consider 
another coax run to the shack, one for the HexBeam and another for the 
dipole, and let the KAT500 do the switching.  That way the KAT500 will 
remember the (per band segment) settings for each antenna - once it is 
tuned for each band segment, there is no need for re-tuning.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/26/2013 5:54 PM, Ian Kahn - Ham wrote:
> All,
>
> In the next few weeks, I'll be ordering my KAT500.  In my shack, to 
> save on feed line tangles, I use an MFJ 5-port remote antenna switch.  
> Since I only have one feed line into the shack, and thus will only use 
> one port on the KAT500, can I assume that I'll experience (expected) 
> issues with storing tuning settings in memory?  By this, I mean that 
> when I switch back and forth between my dipole and my 5-band Hexx 
> Beam, the tuner will go through a tune cycle each time and not 
> necessarily remember the settings? This is what I expect, given that I 
> plan to only use one antenna port, but want to verify that my 
> assumption is, indeed, correct.
>
> Thanks for the bandwidth.
>
> 73,
>
> -- Ian
> Ian Kahn, KM4IK
> Roswell, GA  EM74ua
> km4ik.ian at gmail.com
> K3 #281, P3 #688
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