[Elecraft] KPA-1500 Antenna Tuner "Hunting"

[David Bunte]

Pete -

I don't have a KPA1500, but do have a KPA500 with a KAT500... and the first
thing that comes to mind is manual vs auto on the tuner... IF they can be
selected on the '1500. With the KAT500 after the tuner has found a matching
solution for each band segment, I then put the tuner in manual,  and when I
change bands the tuner selects the correct tuning solution and it does not
seek a new one while I am transmitting. I know that was the advice for the
KAT500 from the time I first got mine years ago. I assume that is valid
advice for the tuner in the KPA1500, assuming that is an option.

Very 73 de Dave - K9FN

On Sun, Aug 2, 2020 at 9:39 AM N4ZR <n4zr at comcast.net> wrote:

> Last night in NAQP I noticed that on 80 meters my tuner would hunt
> endlessly, calling for tune power, then finishing, then asking again
> with the ATU IN LED blinking.  I retrained the memory on each relevant
> band segment, and that stopped the hunting, but I noticed that instead
> of QSYing smoothly from one segment to another when I would pounce on a
> CQer, it would go through a tune cycle before settling down in normal
> operation.  I don't think this is normal, but don't know what to do.
> Should I erase my 80M segment memories and reload them?
>
> Oh BTW, I was not running the amp last night - just using the tuner.
> I'm a good boy.
>
> --
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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