The KAT500 works fine with QSK. It will not cause any problems. 73, Eric WA6HHQ
www.elecraft.com On 12/22/2011 9:33 AM, iain macdonnell - N6ML wrote: > It appears that the HF-Auto's method of interrupting amp keying > involves a separate relay, inside the ATU, that only activates when RF > is sensed and the tuner considers itself "tuned". This doesn't work > for QSK, which depends on the amp being keyed *before* RF is > generated. > > I would assume that QSK is included in the design criteria for the > KAT-500, but we all know what it is to assume, so it's a valid concern > to raise, IMO... > > ~iain / N6ML > > > On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 9:25 AM, Phil& Debbie Salas<dpsa...@tx.rr.com> > wrote: >> This sounds strange to me. Why would the tuner care whether it is in a QSK >> environment? I run QSK with my K3, KPA500 and MFJ-998 with no problems. >> Almost sounds like there is some hot-switching going on that makes the tuner >> declare a SWR fault. The tuner should be outside the QSK loop anyway. >> I.e., the Ameritron QSK5 switches the amp in and out at CW speed. It sounds >> like maybe the tuner is right at the output of the PA where it connects into >> the QSK5. If the tuner is at the output of the QSK5, I find it hard to >> believe the tuner would see a problem. >> >> Phil - AD5X >> >> "I have been following a short message dialog over on the Palstar yahoo >> group for the new Palstar HF-Auto automatic tuner. This started with a >> problem reported that the Palstar tuner does not support QSK which was >> uncovered when one person complained that the tuner did not work right >> (would fault) when an external QSK box (Ameritron) was used with the amp." >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
