On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Tim Tucker <ae...@worldwidedx.com> wrote:
> ...if I try to tune up to a very non-resonant band on my antennas where the > SWR is very high, the K3 reduces > the power output to the point where the 998 cannot initiate... =============== Tim, there's no magic solution to this situation, but it's not hard to work around it. The idea is to get the 998 in a state where it's not so far from the solution. For example, if I switch from 20M to 80M, I get the result you describe, but if I tune up on 40M and then go to 80M, all is well. A more straightforward way is to push the C-Up or L-Up buttons until you get the tuner to a better state, then press Tune on the K3 and then Tune on the 998. When the 998 is in tune, you can set the display to show the L-C combination, so this will give you a guide for what to do with C-Up and L-Up. You just have to get somewhere in a very big ballpark to get the 998 to do its job. All in all, it's an excellent tuner that came out on top in the ARRL's tuner comparison. Phil, AD5X, has some tips on this tuner on his excellent website. 73, Tony KT0NY -- http://www.isb.edu/faculty/facultydir.aspx?ddlFaculty=352 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
