[Elecraft] KAT100 question

[Don Wilhelm]

Ed,

Neither the KAT2 nor the KAT100 have provisions for manually selecting 
an L-C combination.  The ALT position of the KAT2 does allow the 
automatic search for a match in a bit more "detail" than the normal 
algorithm.  I believe the tuning algorithm for the 'normal' KAT100 may 
be close to the "ALT" algorithm for the KAT2.

Only the KXAT1 allows you to set L-C combinations manually, and that is 
used the reception on the eneral coverage bands, which allows you to 
manually tune on frequencies where you cannot transmit.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 11/12/2013 10:58 PM, Eddy wrote:
> Like so many auto antenna tuners out there (MFJ, LDG....etc...), many can be put in the "manual" mode and stepped through different settings.....I'm running the K2 KAT100 tuner and really like the unit. So, is there a technique I can use to manually "step" through various L/C setting for those hard to tune antennas - sometimes the KAT!00 can't find a really good match for my various antennas?
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> I noticed the K2 KAT2 tuner has an "ALT" mode for this purpose, but I couldn't find anything mentioned about an "ALT" mode for the KAT100?
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