[Elecraft] [KX3] KXAT3 versus T1 ?

[Phil Hystad]

Wayne ---

This is all new news to me about remote operation of the T1.  Actually, I never thought of it.  I have a T1, I have a KX3 with the built-in tuner, and I also have a KX1 and I have normally used the T1 with my KX1.

For portable ops, I have strung up make-shift 20-meter dipole antennas up in a tree but because of all kinds of factors and environment, the match is not that good usually.  The idea of using a T1 at the match point and then remote controlled should make QRP ops much better with the coax feedline losses being much lower.

So, is this a reasonable thing to try?  Sometimes, the distance to the make-shift antenna from a picnic bench (for example) is 50 feet or so and I always use 75 foot of coax.  I usually don't try ladder line for lower losses because often the feed line is running along the ground for awhile.

73, phil, K7PEH


On Mar 31, 2014, at 8:01 AM, Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:

> Hi Tord,
> 
> This is possible, though I'm not sure it would work over this distance. Meanwhile, the T1 manual shows a simple method for remote-controlled tuning via a switch closure.
> 
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
> 
> 
> On Mar 30, 2014, at 10:26 AM, Tord <la7mha at online.no> wrote:
> 
>> Wayne,
>> 
>> I have a KX3 and would very much like to use my brilliant T1 tuner at the
>> feedpoint of the antenna, typically 30-50 feet away from the KX3. 
>> The T1 has a remote control jack that enables remote tuning and auto band
>> switching if used together with a FT-817. Are there any future plans to
>> implement an ATU MODE for remote controlling the T1 over the ACC2 connector
>> of the KX3? 
>> 
>> 
>> 73 de Tord/LA7MHA
> 
> 
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