[Elecraft] KAT500 Auto or Manual

[Wes Stewart]

The guys who think you can't work DX without a second receiver will get a kick 
out of this, but I don't have one and sometimes resort to using the "REV" button 
to listen on my split TX frequency.  Normally, the SDR-IQ panadapter is all I 
need for this.  On bands like 160 where the bins are narrow the relays will 
sometimes click as the radio now believes that I will transmit on the DX station 
QRG in a different bin.

Wes  N7WS

  On 11/18/2017 3:59 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
> Ummm ... sorry about that ... you're correct. I operate split so rarely that 
> turning "The Big Knob" takes them together in my mind.  Also, I misread the 
> notes in my station notebook regarding the bin widths, Ron's description is 
> correct, mine was a little wrong.
>
> Regarding using MAN mode when operating normally ... it depends on the 
> operating mode to some extent.  The KAT measures the forward and reflected 
> power sequentially so it is possible for the fwd measurement to me made at a 
> power minimum [like in SSB] and the reflected to be made at a higher output 
> power.  This will be computed as a higher SWR and might trigger an autotune.  
> Shouldn't be a problem on digital modes like PSK31, the JT's, and FT8.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> Sparks NV DM09dn
> Washoe County
>
> On 11/18/2017 2:37 PM, Wes Stewart wrote:
>> A slight correction.  The tuner follows the transmit frequency, as it should.
>>
>> Wes  N7WS
>>
>> On 11/18/2017 2:17 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
>>> [good stuff snipped]
>>
>>> If the KAT500 is connected to the ACC connector of the K3, it will follow 
>>> your receive frequency and select the correct tuning memory as you QSY.
>>>
>>> Hope this helps,
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
>>> Sparks NV DM09dn
>>> Washoe County
>>
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