[Elecraft] Tuning procedure for KX3, KXPA100 and KAT500?

[Don Wilhelm]

Ken,

If you are using TUNE (and not ATU TUNE), then there is no need for a 
macro.  Just go into the menu and set the KX3 TUN PWR entry as desired.

The ATU TUNE works with the KX3 alone or the KX3/KXPA100/KXAT100, but I 
don't know what happens if you use it with the KPA500.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/25/2017 10:44 PM, Kenneth Christiansen wrote:
> Hi again to the group
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> Jim and Fred both recommended lower power below 10 watts so the KXPA100 does not kick in. I tried it with my K3S when I got home from teaching the radio class and that does look as though it will work well. I hope to get over to his place this week end and get everything working.
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> I no longer have enough equipment to look for spurious frequencies but most of the time his KXPA100 would complete and the KAT500 would show very low SWR on the power meter I had along. The SWR on both my meter and the SWR line of the K3S display jump all over the place while the KAT500 relays are operating so I consider that normal.
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> I am think of making a macro to turn the power down for tuning and if anyone know commands to turn the KX3 tuner off and the PA on in a macro please let me know and I will put it on one of his two PF keys.
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> Thanks for the help and I will let you know later how we come out.
>