[Elecraft] KAT500 Question - Manual Mode Light is Flashing

[Irwin KD3TB]

Andy,
I kept the KAT500 in auto tune mode &  I think I solved the problem...1) a
loose plug in the back of the KAT500 & 2) probably snow or frozen
participation on the antenna connection. Not sure what finally solved it,
but all seems to be well During the contest so far.

Tnx , Irwin KD3TB

On Fri, Feb 12, 2021 at 7:24 PM Andy Durbin <a.durbin at msn.com> wrote:

> "When I have the Tuner in By-Pass Mode for an antenna with a low SWR, even
> when making small changes in the frequency, the Tune switches to MAN
> (Manual Mode) and the MAN light is flashing. How do I get it to stay in
> By-Pass Mode."
>
> One reason for flashing MAN is that KAT500 has entered auto tune mode and
> is waiting for sufficient power to start the solution search.  I don't know
> if this is the reason in your case.  Do you have the ability to log the
> commands your Flex is sending to KAT500?  Is it possible your Flex
> commanded autotune (FT;)?
>
> I never run my KAT500 in BYP mode after I found defects in the antenna
> selection logic when BYP mode is active.  I always run in MAN mode and MAN
> mode with bypass active is electrically identical to BYP mode as far as the
> tuning solution is concerned.
>
> Andy, k3wyc
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Irwin KD3TB