[Elecraft] KAT 500 SWR FAULTS [INTERMITTENT]

[dave ingebright]

Sometimes it will retune during a QSO! ...and then get a SWR fault. I never tune it with more than 5-10 W. But it is always looking for a tune solution so if it is messed up,it will try and retune whle transmitting
//dave

> On 07/19/2025 4:11 PM PDT Rick NK7I <rick.nk7i at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
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> Minimum of 5 watts for tuning, more reliable at 20 watts, you don’t really want more than that.  NEVER above 30 or so, for tuning; it’s begging for problems.
> 
> 73,
> Rick nk7i
> 
> > On Jul 19, 2025, at 3:51 PM, George Danner via Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> > 
> > I seem to remember something a while back to use a minimum of 20 watts for
> > the KAT500.