Hello Elecrafters,
I am running a K3-based K-Line: K3-P3-KAT500-KPS500. Currently, I have two antennas connected to my KAT500: ANT 1 is my SteppIR 40/30 3L, and ANT 3 is my 160M/80M dipole. When I have my K3 select 40M/20M/17M/15M/12M/10M/6M, my KAT500 is in BYP mode and ANT 1 as expected. On 30M, my SteppIR requires some matching and I have trained the KAT500 to match the SteppIR on 30M. This works fine if I remember to switch the KAT500 to MAN before transmitting on 30M. On 160M and 80M, the KAT500 selects the ANT 3 correctly, but stays in BYP mode and I must switch the KAT500 to MAN to use the KAT500 matching parameters. I've been operating this way for 10 years and I'm quite use to these methods. However, it has occurred to me that there may be a way of configuring the KAT500 so that: * When I have the K3 select 30M, the KAT500 selects MAN mode ANT 1, and then if 40M/20M/17M/15M/12M/10M/6M is selected, the KAT500 would return to BYP mode on ANT1. * When I have the K3 select 160m or 80M, the KAT500 would select MAN mode ANT 3, and then if 40M/20M/17M/15M/12M/10M/6M is selected, the KAT500 would return to BYP mode ANT1. It appears to me that once my KAT500 is in BYP mode, it remains in BYP mode for whichever band/ANT is selected until changed by the MODE button, and once in MAN mode, it remains in that mode until manually changed. I've worked with the KAT500 Utility to try to achieve this more automatic switching of antennas and KAT500 modes by band but have not yet succeeded. I've read through the manual, but I cannot find what I need to accomplish this. Your guidance would be most appreciated. Thanks! - 73 and good DX de Mike, <http://www.qrz.com/db/k6mkf/> K6MKF, NCDXC <https://www.ncdxc.org/> Vice-President 2021-2022 - In pursuit of DXCELLENCE! ______________________________________________________________ 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
