[Elecraft] KAT500 Utility Question

[Scott Manthe]

You're absolutely right, Wes. It's obvious my problem was pilot error. 
The danger of doing too many things at once...

Scott N9AA


On 3/6/16 8:02 PM, Wes (N7WS) wrote:
> Did you not read the post?  He's talking about a KAT500, not a KAT3.
>
> On 3/6/2016 10:31 AM, Scott Manthe wrote:
>> I think you have to have the KAT3 tuner physically installed in the 
>> radio to be able to select ANT 2 on the radio or in the utility.
>>
>> 73,
>> Scott N9AA
>>
>>
>> On 3/6/16 8:08 AM, Ed G wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>       I am trying to understand the operation of the KAT500 
>>> utility.  Not
>>> sure if my problem is pilot error or maybe a problem within the tuner
>>> itself.  I have the latest firmware installed.
>>>       I am unable to manually select the antenna using the utility. 
>>> I cannot
>>> physically check the tuner as it is in a remote location. Each time 
>>> I select
>>> an antenna other than ANT1 using the radio buttons, the selection 
>>> reverts
>>> back to ANT1. This happens whether in Bypass, Manual, or Auto 
>>> modes.  I have
>>> verified the antenna setup per band. In my case I want to use ANT2 
>>> for 80
>>> meters, and have set this up in the antenna tab. I have even 
>>> disabled ANT1
>>> for 80 meters, but the utility still won't let me select ANT2 for 80 
>>> meters.
>>> The KAT500 also does not automatically switch when RF is applied, even
>>> though the utility will read the correct 3.5 MHz frequency.
>>>       Any ides for what to check?
>>> --Ed--
>
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