[Elecraft] KAT500 follows K3 RX freq

[Bob McGraw K4TAX]

Well I must admit I learned something new and I was not correct in 
stating the KAT500 followed the RX frequency.   I normally never have 
the RX and TX more than 1 kHz or less apart and rarely use RIT.   Hence, 
when I change the RX I'm also changing the TX and the KAT500 follows.

I did confirm that VFO A was the RX VFO and activated SPLIT where VFO B 
was the TX VFO.   With a frequency separation of 300 kHz on 80M between 
VFO A and VFO B, yes the KAT500 did change to follow VFO B.

Thanks guys.

73

Bob, K4TAX


On 8/22/2019 12:54 PM, Andy Durbin wrote:
> "If setup according to the KAT500 manual (and using the appropriate cables), the KAT does follow the K3(S) TX frequency."
>
> Thanks Wes, and to Dick for his earlier comments.   I'll assume from now on that anyone saying the KAT500 and KPA500 follow the RX frequency of a K3(S), when TX freq not equal to RX freq,  does not have the appropriate firmware or hardware configuration.
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> The documentation could be a lot clearer though.  For a rig that has two VFO and the ability to offset TX freq from RX freq by use of split, and/or RIT,  and/or XIT, saying the KAT500 will "follow changes in the K3’s VFO frequency during receive"  seems to be a somewhat inadequate description.
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> 73,
> Andy, k3wyc
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