[Elecraft] K3 to KAT500

Wayne Burdick n6kr at elecraft.com
Tue Jan 28 11:57:59 EST 2014


Hi all,

Improvements are being tested. In addition to better verification of the frequency count, we're going to provide a way for the K3 to send the VFO frequency to the KAT500 so it can pre-load the LC network as you tune. This will all be done in firmware.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


On Jan 28, 2014, at 7:23 AM, XE3/K5ENS <nelasat at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I know very little about how all this works but my guess is that the problem
> maybe in the timing of the KAT500 as to when it decides the K3 has QSY'd. 
> On SSB the frequency will vary quickly as you speak.  If the KAT500 sees a
> new frequency for too long of a time it may think the K3 has changed
> frequency and invoke a tune.  The longer the KAT500 waits to see if the K3
> has actually changed the slower the response the KAT500 will be on a normal
> frequency change.
> 
> 
> Keith


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