[Elecraft] KAT500 - does it earth antenna connections

[Ted Edwards W3TB]

Interesting idea.
I have two antennas, so I could connect my ground to #1 and antennas to #2
and #3?
Just manually choose an antenna on start-up.   Hm-m-m-m-m.

On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 9:54 AM David Ferrington, M0XDF <
M0XDF at alphadene.co.uk> wrote:

> Thanks Greg - guess I should learn to count!
> 73 de David, M0XDF
>
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> > On 30 Sep 2021, at 15:46, Greg Mitchell <kb1awm at arrl.net> wrote:
> >
> > It has 3 antenna connections, not 4. It grounds the unused ones and
> selects antenna 1 on power-off. I put my dummy-load on antenna 1 so my
> station is disconnected from the antennas when powered down.
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 10:40 AM David Ferrington, M0XDF <
> M0XDF at alphadene.co.uk <mailto:M0XDF at alphadene.co.uk>> wrote:
> > Sorry if this is obvious, but I haven’t bought a KAT500 yet (to go with
> the KPA500 I managed to pick up from a fellow ham). I’m aware there are 4
> selectable antenna connectors. Does it ground or earth the ones not
> currently selected?
> >
> > 73 de David, M0XDF (K3 #174, P3 #108)
> >
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