Yes. Not "Bypass Mode" but the "tuning solution" is to bypass the matching network when the SWR is low. The KAT500 stays in MANUAL or AUTOMATIC mode according to what you have selected.
73 Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John_N1JM Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 7:30 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT-500 Antenna Tuner question When the tuner is in "auto", does it not automatically go into bypass(even though it does not show BYP) if the antenna swr is detected to be below 1.2 to 1? John N1JM Phil & Debbie Salas wrote > That’s the way it currently works. I.e., when you select AUTO, or MAN > or BYP the KAT500 stays that way on all bands. I train my KAT500 on > my three antennas on all bands, and then leave it in MAN mode after > that. Bypass is a tuning solution when the SWR is low. When in > MANual, the KAT500 still recalls the settings and antenna used last on that > frequency/band. > Works great. > > Phil – AD5X > > “I'm using a KAT-500 and am surprised that when I change bands it > doesn't remember whether it was in Automatic or By-Pass the last time > it was on that band. If my KAT-500 is set to "Automatic" on one band > then it's on Automatic for every band change. I'm hoping someone knows > of a way to activate a memory feature on the KAT-500 so that each band > can have it's own setting: Auto-Man-Byp.My reason for the "memory" is > to eliminate unneeded relay tuning and chatter... as on some bands I > simply don't need the KAT-500 and I don't appreciate it trying to tune > every antenna that it thinks needs tuning. (as sometimes antennas > don't need to be tuned... but the KAT-500 thinks otherwise) Thanks!” > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ----- 73, John N1JM K3 #5986 P3 #1752 KPA500 #596 KAT500 #575 KX3 #926 XG3 XG1 -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KAT-500-Antenna-Tuner-question-tp7570476p7570493.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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
