[Elecraft] KPA500/KAT500

[G4GNX - Alan]

Hi all.

I am currently running an Icom IC7100 with a MFJ 998 Intellituner. I also have a K3 which is just waiting for it’s new home to be completed and I intend to use that as my main HF rig and I will be adding a KPA500 to the line-up.

One thing that the MFJ unit has is a separate terminal to connect a random wire, although you can’t connect Ant1 (co-ax) and a random wire at the same time. One disadvantage of the MFJ is that it will NOT tune “garden furniture” which rumor has it that the KAT500 will. :-)

Does the KAT500 have the capability to tune a random wire, even just connected to the center of a SO239 or are there other ways of achieving this?

73,

Alan. G4GNX