That would only be effective on antennas that are mostly resonant in the chosen band(s) which many designs do not allow. Not everyone uses a resonant antenna for a variety of reasons (HOA, space limitation). (I have HOA limits but hide a 104 meter EDZ wire.) Otherwise a narrower ranged tuner could be employed, negating the need for something as robust as the KAT500.
It is also beyond the range of most solid state amplifiers. Given that it matches a wise range of mismatches, I think that they have done well. 73, Rick wa6nhc -----Original Message----- From: Brian Alsop A lot of the need for a tuner here would vanish if the KPA500 could handle a 2.5:1 SWR. Phone->CW band excursions could be tolerated without exceeding that limit. I've looked at the voltages and currents involved. At 500 watts, they don't intractable. I wonder if the incremental cost would be around the price a KAT500? Call it a KPA500+. 73 DE Brian/K3KO ______________________________________________________________ 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
