[Elecraft] Tuning Random-Length Wire Antenna with K3 Internal Tuner??

[Walter Underwood]

Of course there are high voltages or currents in some tuning solutions. Why do people think the Elecraft ATU would not be designed to handle those?

wunder
K6WRU
Walter Underwood
CM87wj
http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)

> On Dec 12, 2020, at 7:36 PM, David Gilbert <ab7echo at gmail.com> wrote:
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> A matched conditon does NOT prevent the components of the tuner from seeing high voltages and/or high currents.  Check out TLW ... the transmission line application that comes free with the ARRL Antenna Book.  Pick a load that gives a high SWR and then click on the "Tuner" button for the application to draw one of four different tuner configurations for you.  The app will tell you what the voltages across each component are, and also the power loss (i.e., heating effects) in each one.
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> 73,
> Dave   AB7E
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> On 12/12/2020 8:18 PM, Walter Underwood wrote:
>> Tuning happens at low power, so transients are small. After it is matched, why would the K3 ATU not be rated for full power over the full SWR range?
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>> Other components might fail, of course. Amphenol UHF connectors are only rated for 500 V.
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>> wunder
>> K6WRU
>> Walter Underwood
>> CM87wj
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