[Elecraft] KX2, is the ATU activated when you key the mic?

[Don Wilhelm]

Bob,

The KAT500 and the tuner in the KPA1500 will do that, but other ATUs 
will not.  You have the use the ATU TUNE button for it to tune.

AUTO means the ATU will automatically set the L/C combination that was 
remembered from the previous tuning parameters that had been remembered 
when you change bands/band segments.  In other words, you only have to 
do an ATU TUNE  once on each band segment (unless you change antennas).

73,
Don W3FPR

On 7/5/2018 3:54 PM, usmcss wrote:
> Hey guys,
> 
> Just got my KX2, I thought when you keyed the mic and the ATU was set to
> Auto it would Tune the Antenna?
> 
> I was just operating it and the swr meter was off the chart on 10 meters. I
> had been operating the radio a few times before I noticed the swr meter was
> high. Hoping I didn’t mess anything up, from what I’ve read I haven’t? I
> have an antenna analyzer and the swr for 10 meters was at 4:1 so I’m
> thinking that wasn’t high enough to cause harm.
> 
> Anyway once I noticed the high swr I clicked the ATU button and the Tuner
> kicked in and tuned up perfect.
>