[Elecraft] KAT500

[Wayne Burdick]

What is the unmatched SWR? The KAT3 operates at far lower power than the KAT500, and it can safely handle an extremely wide SWR range. We have to be more conservative in what we match at 500 W+ to avoid arcing or component damage.

If the KAT500 isn't finding a good match for a low/medium SWR antenna, you could attempt to adjust the L-C settings manually using KAT500 Utility. This is described in the KAT500 Utility help text. If you find a good match this way, please describe the antenna system and what you needed to adjust in an email to k3support. 

73,
Wayne
N6KR


On Sep 24, 2013, at 9:29 PM, Jay Caldis <jcaldis at ca.astound.net> wrote:

> Why on some frequencies can the Antenna Tuner in the K3 Tune the frequency perfectly, but the KAT500 can not do the same?
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