Hi again Alan, As far as your IC-7100 goes using the KAT500 auto tuner, the only thing that you should do as I mentioned in my earlier post (to make sure that the KAT500 is giving you the most accurate tuning possible), is to increase the 7100's power out to about 30 watts, press the TUNE button (or use the AUTO mode) on the KAT500 for EACH new frequency you want to tune up on each band, and that setting will be automatically stored, for each frequency, band and antenna you tuned up on. Once that is done, put the KAT500 in MAN (MANUAL) mode, go to whatever frequency you want to operate on, and INSTEAD of pressing the TUNER/CALL button, just hold down the PTT button the mic for a moment and the KAT500 will recall the tuner's settings for that (or the nearest to that) frequency. Remember that once the settings are all stored, you can leave your power level at whatever you want to use. Just that simple. You will be very happy I'm sure using the KAT500 both with your K3 & KPA500, as well as your IC-7100. Have fun. 73, Alan, AB6C
Original message: Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2015 00:37:01 +0100 From: "G4GNX" <g4...@theatreorgans.co.uk> To: "Elecraft Reflector" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 tuner Message-ID: <54F3584BBB30495B92CC467539701276@Paramount> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="utf-8"; reply-type=original Thanks to all of you who replied to my initial message. I think I'd part convinced myself that I would prefer the KAT500 and your various comments have reinforced those thoughts. The KAT500 User Manual mentions use of the AH-4 protocol, which is what the IC7100 uses. It also mentions use of 7 Watts, so I would hope that the IC7100 would work OK as it outputs 10W in tune mode. It's more important to me that the K3 and KPA500 interfaces with the KAT500, the Icom interface would be a secondary useful bonus. 73, Alan. G4GNX ______________________________________________________________ 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
