Update on this - this problem with the KAT3 ATU not working on 6m appears to be intermittent. Sometimes it will tune, sometimes it won’t. Weird.
> On May 17, 2020, at 6:38 PM, Bill Coleman <aa...@arrl.net> wrote: > > I upgraded my K3 to include the new KSYN3A back in November. (I have the > KRX3, so I installed two of them) > > Ever since then, it seems like the Antenna Tuner isn’t doing it’s thing on > 6m. It works fine on the other bands. > > The K3 doesn’t really show any other problems. > > Here’s the symptoms: > > - ATU not in bypass > - ANT1 or ANT2 - doesn’t matter. > - Press ATU Tune > - Unit makes noises like it is working on a match, but the entire time, the > display only shows “- -“ in the right hand side of the display — at no time > does it show an SWR. > - Eventually, unit gives up trying to find a match > > What’s odd is this: > > - Press Tune, unit outputs power, but no SWR is displayed in the right hand > side of the display, only “- -“. > > - However, if I transmit, I do see an SWR indication in the meter face, and > the SWR seems accurate, depending on the antenna I choose. > > I’m running firmware revision 5.67/2.88 — which is the latest, I believe. > > Any ideas? > > Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa...@arrl.net > Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com > Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!" > -- Wilbur Wright, 1901 > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 aa...@arrl.net Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa...@arrl.net Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!" -- Wilbur Wright, 1901 ______________________________________________________________ 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
