[Elecraft] KPA1500 ATU

[Buck]

After you've trained the ATU, switch it to manual mode

k4ia, Buck
K3# 101
Honor Roll  8B DXCC
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On 5/21/2018 11:43 PM, K9MA wrote:
> After "training" the ATU across part of the band and, I think, setting 
> up the K3 so it should track, I notice some strange behavior.  As I tune 
> to a different segment of the band, and stop, there's a delay or a 
> second or so before the ATU relays switch. Other times, even though it's 
> already been tuned to the new frequency, it doesn't switch until 
> transmission starts which, of course, garbles the first character.  Am I 
> doing something wrong, or have others notice this behavior?  I assumed 
> that once the ATU has been tuned to each band segment, it would switch 
> as soon as the K3 was tuned to a new segment (if necessary), so it would 
> be ready to go when transmission starts.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Scott K9MA
>