Thank you Phil, K7PEH! I must not have gotten the memo on that menu selection in the K3! Now all is working as it should. Thanks everyone for all the helpful replies. 73's Mike AC6JA In a message dated 6/14/2014 4:56:38 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, phys...@mac.com writes:
Have you verified that this automatic feature is enabled in your K3? Here is what you need to do on the K3: To enable automatic KAT500 VFO tracking: - Locate the K3's CONFIG:KAT3 menu entry, - Tap '1' until you see "KAT500Y". (The other selection is "KAT500N", the default, which turns VFO tracking off.) 73, phil, K7PEH On Jun 14, 2014, at 4:44 PM, Mike Hagele AC6JA via Elecraft <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > I have to transmit for a brief second after I switch bands for the tuner to > switch to the new setting. I'll usually just hear a click and it's done. > But I thought I read somewhere that the tuner would update to the new > settings when switching bands/frequencies automatically without having to > transmit a carrier. > I have the Elecraft auxilliary cables and the K3 and KPA500 bands track > properly. > > Mike AC6JA > > > In a message dated 6/14/2014 4:29:46 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > k6...@foothill.net writes: > > On 6/14/2014 12:11 PM, Mike Hagele AC6JA via Elecraft wrote: >> I am using a K3 and KPA500 with the KAT500. I also have the KAT500 >> mode set to MAN. I thought that the firmware was supposed to switch >> the tuner automatically when you switch bands? After I go to a new >> band, I need to tap my key momentarily to get the tuner to tune to >> the new frequency. Is this normal? Let me know as I thought the >> tuner would remember the presets when QSY'ing to a new frequency? >> Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. > > Hmmm ... I have the control cables ... K3-->KAT500/KAT500-->KPA500, > I've trained my KAT500 for all 3 antennas on all the bands that each of > them work on, and I run the KAT500 in MAN. All indications are that the > KAT500 recalls the correct solution for the frequency when I QSY to a > new frequency or band. > > I'm hardly an expert on the insides of Elecraft firmware, and I suppose > it could be recalling on very first sign of RF and doing so very quickly > so that I don't notice it, but I really don't think so. > > I do notice when changing bands that the K3 power control sometimes > takes a dit or two to settle to the correct drive power ... often that > first dit will blink the 600 [occasionally 700] watt LED. > > 73, > > Fred K6DGW > - Northern California Contest Club > - CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014 > - www.cqp.org > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to ac...@aol.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 > Message delivered to phys...@mac.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
