[Elecraft] K1ZTE - KAT500

[Ted Edwards W3TB]

Related question:  Should the KAT-500 hold memorized settings after
shutting down to ready for use another time?

On Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 17:11 KENT TRIMBLE <k9ztv at socket.net> wrote:

> With nearly all modern transceivers nowadays, the trick is to set the
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> power on AM to 25 watts (which is the most you should ever run a 100
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> watt transceiver on AM), and use AM to tune your KAT500.  This puts a
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> carrier into the tuner at an acceptable low power.
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> You can tune it in CW mode, but that requires turning the transceiver's
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> power output down, and then turning it back up.  By using AM the power
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> is already set at 25 and doesn't need further adjusting.  Some ops like
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> to tune in FM mode, but I prefer AM.
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> When the KAT500 has finished its routine, switch back to SSB at 100
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> watts (or whatever you want).
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> 73,
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> Kent  K9ZTV
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> On 9/12/2020 4:04 PM, Russell Domareck via Elecraft wrote:
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> > Is what I am doing the only way to do this?  I have read related posts
> on this subject but they did not satisfactorily answer my question.
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