[Elecraft] K3/KAT500 Synchronization

[Hank P]

Also if the antenna is really flat - less than 1.2 when the tune operation 
starts - - the KAT500 bypasses the tuning network.

AND if the SWR after tuning is worse than the antenna by itself - the KAT 
will bypass.  Those bypass settings are stored in memory .

That confused me until I RTM again-

Hank K7HP

-----Original Message----- 
From: James Bennett
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 11:17 AM
To: Elecraft Reflector Reflector
Subject: [Elecraft] K3/KAT500 Synchronization

Forgive me if this has been discussed (and answered) before but I do not 
find it in the archives. A while back there was a firmware update that would 
allow the KAT500 to “automatically” select the memorized L/C values as the 
K3 was tuned across a band. I have the current firmware in both units, but 
do not see (hear) the KAT500 doing anything as I tune across the band. For 
example, I just set the K3 at 14.006 and tapped the key paddle. The tuner 
clicked once and lit up the LED at the 1.2 mark. I then turned the K3’s VFO 
knob up to 14.080 - not a sound to be heard while tuning. When I got to that 
frequency, I tapped the key again and heard a short relay click noise and 
again got the 1.2 LED.

So, my K3 and KAT500 are not doing what I thought the changed firmware was 
supposed to do. Is this something I need to set in a menu parameter in one 
or both units? Or, is this still a change residing in a beta version of the 
firmware?

Thanks, Jim / W6JHB
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