*Easy...K3=500W transceiver.....it is online all the time...rarely use the KAT3....:-)
With arrival of the KAT-500 eventually, I will not use the KAT3 very often often barefoot either...YMMV 73 Gary * On 15 June 2012 10:49, <ac...@aol.com> wrote: > Of course the KAT500 is on order! I placed my order over the phone the > first day it became available, hihi! > I just think the internal K3 ATU should not be tuned into the theoretical > 50 ohm input of the KPA500. Aren't there internal losses through the ATU > components that don't need to happen if the tuner is bypassed? > I "assume" a firmware change could allow the ATU status to follow the OPER > and STBY modes like the different power levels? > Just wonder how everyone else has their K3/KPA500 set up? > > Mike AC6JA > > > > In a message dated 6/14/2012 2:02:49 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > ke...@elecraft.com writes: > > Yes, I was wondering how he was tuning with the amp on too... > Of course we just need to sell him a KAT500! > Keith WE6R > > On 6/14/2012 11:10 AM, iain macdonnell - N6ML wrote: > > I think you're missing the point, Keith ... or maybe I am. If you tune > > the KAT3 to match the amp, then it will not match the antenna when the > > amp is out of line. Of course this somewhat begs the question; how is > > the antenna being matched when the amp is active? Maybe it's close to > > 2:1, which is still acceptable, but the original poster wants to use > > the KAT3 to get a better match when operating barefoot... > > > > 73, > > > > ~iain / N6ML > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 10:42 AM, Keith<ke...@elecraft.com> wrote: > >> If you have the optional Aux cable, set the K3 power set to "Per Band", > >> then you can have different power levels depending on the OPerat or > >> Stndby mode of the KPA500. You will just have to go thru once and set > >> the levels to get 500 out (and whatever you want for Stndby). > >> The KAT3 is never really bypassed, it is just put into default settings > >> that are matched for a dummy load. > >> I would tune the ATU into the amp and leave it on. > >> Keith WE6R > >> > >> On 6/14/2012 10:00 AM, iain macdonnell - N6ML wrote: > >>> On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 7:51 AM, Don Putnick<don_n...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > >>>> Just out of curiosity, any particular reason you want to bypass the > K3 ATU? > >>> Presumably because any stored match settings would be impertinent when > >>> feeding the amp, vs. feeding the antenna(e) directly. > >>> > >>> The real question is; why would you ever want to operate without the > >>> amp?? *grin* > >>> > >>> ~iain / N6ML > >>> ______________________________________________________________ > >>> 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 > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > -- Gary VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile Elecraft Equipment K3 #679,P3 #1629, KPA-500 #018 KAT-500#?? Living the dream!!! ______________________________________________________________ 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
