Same for me. I would like my (forthcoming) K3 to feature storable ATU bypass settings, as described by G4ILO.
DaveL G3TJP ================== I agree completely David G3UNA > > I am one of the people who requested that the ATU active / bypass settings > could be stored along with ANT 1 / 2. The reason was that the antenna I > don't want the ATU in circuit for is externally tuned. I still need to put > out a tuning signal, and I guess that having the ATU in circuit might > confuse the SWR readings when I am tuning. At the back of my mind I was > probably also thinking that the KAT would auto-retune in the presence of a > high SWR, like the external SGC tuners do. > > Even though there is a workaround of tuning the ATU into 50 ohms, I would > still like to have the ATU in / out settings stored. The reason is that I > have to remember which of two TUNE buttons to press depending on which > antenna I am using. If I am using the externally tuned antenna and the ATU > is active and I press ATU TUNE instead of TUNE by mistake, the KAT will > try > to match the antenna, and my previous adjustment of it into 50 ohms will > be > lost. If the ATU is automatically bypassed when I select the antenna that > doesn't need it, nothing happens if I press the button in error. And > believe > me, I often press things in error. > > ----- > Julian, G4ILO K3 s/n: 222 K2 s/n: 392 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
