Gary and all the others who responded to my question (on and off the net)...
Thanks for your comments and suggestions. I have made up my mind. I will be ordering the KX3 Internal ATU with my KX3 order. I hear of a price increase -- that has not happened yet has it? Maybe I should place my order when I get home from work this afternoon. 73, phil, K7PEH PEH's iPad On Sep 13, 2012, at 12:19 PM, gary bartlett <garybartl...@accesswave.ca> wrote: > Phil, I only use non-resonant wire antennas fed with ladder line through > baluns (4:1 and 9:1). The K3 ATU (and I think Wayne said that the KX3 > transmatch had essentially the same design philosophy) handles the 160M > full-size delta loop on top band through 6M, and the 80M dipole on 80M > through 6M, without flinching. The challenges to the transmatch are pretty > severe some times, especially during rain and snow, but the *Tuner* handles > it with ease. [With experience, I can now judge the rate of precipitation > by the amount of touching up required by the transmatch (seriously)]. > > While I didn't much like it and I doubt that it was very efficient, I found > one of my friends operating my K3 using the 80M dipole loaded on 160M with > apparent ease so far as matching was concerned. I assume that the ladder > line became part of the radiating portion of the antenna in this particular > case. > > The other advantages, of course, are the nice integration of the Elecraft > ATU with the radio, plus if you take the radio into the field a lot like I > do, it's one box and a couple of cables fewer to concern yourself with. If > one has the option, buying the radio and the matching device from the same > source (that would be Elecraft) makes a lot of practical sense. During > tuning, the K3 ATU I also very quiet compared with another transmatch I once > owned. > > 73, > Gary VE1RGB > > -----Original Message----- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Phil Hystad > Sent: September 13, 2012 3:13 PM > To: Elecraft List > Subject: [Elecraft] [KX3] Antenna Tuner Or Not > > I am perplexed and bewildered but not yet bothered. I can't decide on > whether I should order the internal 20 watt ATU or not. > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
