Hi Dick/anyone,
Does that mean that the KAT500 can automatically retune (based on
memory) immediately on band-change, without any RF being transmitted?
That'd be rather cool. If yes, can it also be told that some bands
don't need matching, and so automatically go into bypass for those
bands?
73,
~iain
On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Dick Dievendorff <die...@comcast.net> wrote:
> This is correct.
>
> However the KAT500 will also work with other radios and amps, so we provide a
> couple of ways for amp interrupt. With K3 band lines we can bandswitch on
> receive, otherwise we have to detect band change on Tx, similar to the
> technique used by the KPA500.
>
> Dick
>
> On May 20, 2012, at 14:14, iain macdonnell - N6ML <a...@dseven.org> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 9:58 AM, r miles <greenacres...@charter.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> I placed my order. I hope to be in the 1st run. I have a question or two
>>> for the guys who saw it at Dayton.
>>> How is it cabled. Not the antenna connections. K3 to it or thru the
>>> KPA500? Will there be a special cable like the one for the K3 to
>>> KPA500?
>>
>> I wasn't at Dayton, but you can see the connectors here:
>>
>> http://www.elecraft.com/KAT500/kat500rear_visalia.jpg
>>
>> Clearly the "ACC" connection "loops through" the KAT500 to get the
>> KPA500. This makes sense, as it would allow the tuner to interrupt the
>> keying line to the amp during tuning, etc.
>>
>> This part is *speculation* on my part; I imagine that the typical
>> configuration will be a straight-through DE-15 (as supplied in the
>> KPAK3AUX kit) between the K3 and KAT500, and another (identical cable)
>> between the KAT500 and KPA500
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> ~iain / N6ML
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