Hi, My expectation and this is how it's been explained to me by the author of the KAT500 software is that when the tuner is not powered it will be in bypass mode. This is the way every other auto tuner I am aware of works.
AB2TC - Knut goldtr8 wrote > After reading the manual that was scanned in I noticed that when the unit > is turned off that the antenna ports are not shorted together. > > For my qth I like to shut down my station with my antenna switch the off > position shorting my antennas to ground. This in my mind is a good thing > as it helps drain static from the system. So I am thinking that if I get > a KAT500 then I would have to add more switches one for each antenna. > > Am I correct in my thinking or are there better ideas how to get this > accomplished. Extra switches need extra coax which is more cost and a wee > bit more loss. > > Any thoughts, comments. > > Thanks > Don > > > ~73 > Don > KD8NNU > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto: > Elecraft@.qth > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KAT500-tp7564943p7564945.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ 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