[Elecraft] K3S odd KAT3A behavior and question

[ae4pb at carolinaheli.com]

I was playing with my K3S listening to code on 40m. I could clearly hear the
signal but it wasn't loud. I spun the dial up a good bit and listened,
nothing heard after about a minute so I pressed ATU Tune. The ATU clicked a
few times and stopped. I spun back down where I was (somewhere around
7.033MHz) and dialed in the signal. Sounded about the same. Just for grins I
did a long press ATU Tune (ATU) to BYPASS. The signal immediately jumped
over S9 (was around S7 before). That didn't make sense so I repeated the
process a few times with the same results. 

 

Am I wrong to expect a higher signal level with the ATU tuned than bypassed?


 

Thanks in advance. 

 

 

Jerry Moore

AE4PB, K3S - S.N. 010324

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