Re: [Elecraft] For those at Dayton (KAT500)
On 5/18/2012 1:00 PM, Fred Bennett N9TA wrote: The price as I was just informed when I ordered via phone was $699 assembledI don't remember the un-assembled price but I think it was in the low $600s. A bit steep for a tuner...but I'm betting it'll be worth it!! You've GOT to be kidding. It's a bargain at this price. That's the cost of the Ten Tec MANUAL tuner! I ordered three. 73, Jim K9YC __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] For those at Dayton (KAT500)
*Jim, In VK you will pay that for a pretty dumb LDG auto-tuner with a single antenna connection and more for a manual Palstar. Given the almost equal exchange rate the KAT-500 not only represents value for money (not a phrase I would use in a sentence with MFJ in it) it offers great versatility and quality built right into it. I don't see any quality competition out there. Just my two cents worth, keep the change! Gary * On 21 May 2012 10:07, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com wrote: On 5/18/2012 1:00 PM, Fred Bennett N9TA wrote: The price as I was just informed when I ordered via phone was $699 assembledI don't remember the un-assembled price but I think it was in the low $600s. A bit steep for a tuner...but I'm betting it'll be worth it!! You've GOT to be kidding. It's a bargain at this price. That's the cost of the Ten Tec MANUAL tuner! I ordered three. 73, Jim K9YC __ 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 -- Gary VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile Elecraft Equipment K3 #679, KPA-500 #018 Living the dream!!! __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] For those at Dayton (KAT500)
The LDG AT-1000ProII is on a Dayton sale at Gigaparts for $459 with free shipping through Monday, the 21st. (Must be ordered on-line) I just posted this since there were $539 prices being mentioned on the reflector. I briefly owned an AT-1000. I hated it, and sold it at a loss. LDG was VERY unresponsive in addressing issues when I sent a virtually new product in for service. Most of us here know what Elecraft's service is like. It should be noted that the Elecraft tuner has THREE switched outputs, each of which remembers by band the settings for what was last connected. An early product description suggested that the tuner might be usable for SWRs below 3:1 at up to 1 or 1.2 kW. As to the comparison (by others) with products like MFJ (Mighty Fine Junk) -- you gotta be kidding. This is not just a tuner, it is an ELECRAFT tuner. 73, Jim K9YC __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] For those at Dayton (KAT500)
The LDG AT-1000ProII is on a Dayton sale at Gigaparts for $459 with free shipping through Monday, the 21st. (Must be ordered on-line) I just posted this since there were $539 prices being mentioned on the reflector. The KAT500 at $699 is quite a bit higher. Also, shipping to the East Cost via Priority Mail adds another $27 to the total. ( A difference of $267 for me - That's a considerable difference for me) I have not seen the official specifications for the KAT500 so it's difficult to compare. are any specs available somewhere? The 6 meter power handling spec was mentioned but I can't understand exactly why you would even use a tuner on a 6 meter beam if it were properly adjusted. Does the KAT500 have an antenna switch with separate memories for each? I also see a few reviews of the AT-600 being used with the KPA500 without issue. That one is $140 less than the AT-1000ProII. 73, Dave N8AG __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] For those at Dayton (KAT500)
Below... On Sat, 19 May 2012 10:06:46 -0700 (PDT), Dave Agsten w4...@yahoo.com wrote: The LDG AT-1000ProII is on a Dayton sale at Gigaparts for $459 with free shipping through Monday, the 21st. (Must be ordered on-line) I just posted this since there were $539 prices being mentioned on the reflector. The KAT500 at $699 is quite a bit higher. Also, shipping to the East Cost via Priority Mail adds another $27 to the total. ( A difference of $267 for me - That's a considerable difference for me) You might consider the size of the KAT500 before you consider another Auto tuner. The KAT500 has the same footprint as the K3 and KPA500 and the height is less that 2 inches tall which will allow it to sit on top of either one. I will handle 10:1 SWR at 500 - 600 watts and 1200 to 1500 watts at 3:1 SWR. It has THREE antenna outputs that are selected on the front panel. I have not seen the official specifications for the KAT500 so it's difficult to compare. are any specs available somewhere? The 6 meter power handling spec was mentioned but I can't understand exactly why you would even use a tuner on a 6 meter beam if it were properly adjusted. Does the KAT500 have an antenna switch with separate memories for each? There are some specs at http://www.elecraft.com/news.htm Amateur Radio Operator N5GE ARRL Lifetime Member QCWA Lifetime Member [snip] __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] For those at Dayton (KAT500)
And it will be fully integrated into the 'K line', which means fewer 'buttons' to press, easier operations. Rick wa6nhc (yes my order is in too) -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of N5GE Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 11:41 AM To: Dave Agsten Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] For those at Dayton (KAT500) Below... On Sat, 19 May 2012 10:06:46 -0700 (PDT), Dave Agsten w4...@yahoo.com wrote: The LDG AT-1000ProII is on a Dayton sale at Gigaparts for $459 with free shipping through Monday, the 21st. (Must be ordered on-line) I just posted this since there were $539 prices being mentioned on the reflector. The KAT500 at $699 is quite a bit higher. Also, shipping to the East Cost via Priority Mail adds another $27 to the total. ( A difference of $267 for me - That's a considerable difference for me) You might consider the size of the KAT500 before you consider another Auto tuner. The KAT500 has the same footprint as the K3 and KPA500 and the height is less that 2 inches tall which will allow it to sit on top of either one. I will handle 10:1 SWR at 500 - 600 watts and 1200 to 1500 watts at 3:1 SWR. It has THREE antenna outputs that are selected on the front panel. I have not seen the official specifications for the KAT500 so it's difficult to compare. are any specs available somewhere? The 6 meter power handling spec was mentioned but I can't understand exactly why you would even use a tuner on a 6 meter beam if it were properly adjusted. Does the KAT500 have an antenna switch with separate memories for each? There are some specs at http://www.elecraft.com/news.htm Amateur Radio Operator N5GE ARRL Lifetime Member QCWA Lifetime Member [snip] __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] For those at Dayton (KAT500)
I would expect that this would depend not only on the SWR, but on the nature of the impedance it sees. Unless someone from Elecraft told you this, I wouldn't risk running 1500 watts at 3:1 SWR (if Elecraft DID tell you this, then I'm ordering one)! On 5/19/2012 11:41 AM, N5GE wrote: I will handle 10:1 SWR at 500 - 600 watts and 1200 to 1500 watts at 3:1 SWR. -- Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] For those at Dayton (KAT500)
Oops, wrong again! I see that they make the claim that it will handle 1200-1500 watts on the website. But I suspect you have to be very careful! On 5/19/2012 1:32 PM, Vic K2VCO wrote: I would expect that this would depend not only on the SWR, but on the nature of the impedance it sees. Unless someone from Elecraft told you this, I wouldn't risk running 1500 watts at 3:1 SWR (if Elecraft DID tell you this, then I'm ordering one)! On 5/19/2012 11:41 AM, N5GE wrote: I will handle 10:1 SWR at 500 - 600 watts and 1200 to 1500 watts at 3:1 SWR. -- Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] For those at Dayton (KAT500)
You bet, Vic. Just read the reviews of antenna tuners in QST, with careful attention to the amount of power absorbed in the tuner at some load impedance/reactance combinations, and imagine 600 watts being dissipated inside a 500-watt tuner. 73, Pete N4ZR The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com, spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 and arcluster.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 On 5/19/2012 4:39 PM, Vic K2VCO wrote: Oops, wrong again! I see that they make the claim that it will handle 1200-1500 watts on the website. But I suspect you have to be very careful! On 5/19/2012 1:32 PM, Vic K2VCO wrote: I would expect that this would depend not only on the SWR, but on the nature of the impedance it sees. Unless someone from Elecraft told you this, I wouldn't risk running 1500 watts at 3:1 SWR (if Elecraft DID tell you this, then I'm ordering one)! On 5/19/2012 11:41 AM, N5GE wrote: I will handle 10:1 SWR at 500 - 600 watts and 1200 to 1500 watts at 3:1 SWR. -- Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] For those at Dayton (KAT500)
I plan to order my KAT500 as soon as I find new employment. It will replace the old MFJ-962D I'm using currently. --Ian Ian Kahn, KM4IK Roswell, GA EM74ua km4ik@gmail.com K3 #281, P3 #688 HRD v5.x/6.0 Test Team On 5/19/2012 4:53 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote: You bet, Vic. Just read the reviews of antenna tuners in QST, with careful attention to the amount of power absorbed in the tuner at some load impedance/reactance combinations, and imagine 600 watts being dissipated inside a 500-watt tuner. 73, Pete N4ZR The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com, spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 and arcluster.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 On 5/19/2012 4:39 PM, Vic K2VCO wrote: Oops, wrong again! I see that they make the claim that it will handle 1200-1500 watts on the website. But I suspect you have to be very careful! On 5/19/2012 1:32 PM, Vic K2VCO wrote: I would expect that this would depend not only on the SWR, but on the nature of the impedance it sees. Unless someone from Elecraft told you this, I wouldn't risk running 1500 watts at 3:1 SWR (if Elecraft DID tell you this, then I'm ordering one)! On 5/19/2012 11:41 AM, N5GE wrote: I will handle 10:1 SWR at 500 - 600 watts and 1200 to 1500 watts at 3:1 SWR. -- Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ __ 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 __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] For those at Dayton (KAT500)
On 5/19/2012 4:53 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote: Just read the reviews of antenna tuners in QST, with careful attention to the amount of power absorbed in the tuner at some load impedance/reactance combinations, and imagine 600 watts being dissipated inside a 500-watt tuner. Understand that most of the tuners evaluates in QST were T section tuners. The high pass T network can become pathological with some values - particularly if the series capacitors have excessive Xc (are too small). The KAT-500 is an L-network tuner which generally has much lower currents, thus less loss and less heating. In spite of its modest height, the KAT-500 has some truly massive inductors for a tuner rates at 600 Watts. I'm not concerned that the claim of 3:1 or somewhat higher for 1000 Watts is excessive and will be seriously considering the KAT-500 as a line flattener if/when I put the Quadras back on-line. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 5/19/2012 4:53 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote: You bet, Vic. Just read the reviews of antenna tuners in QST, with careful attention to the amount of power absorbed in the tuner at some load impedance/reactance combinations, and imagine 600 watts being dissipated inside a 500-watt tuner. 73, Pete N4ZR The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com, spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 and arcluster.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 On 5/19/2012 4:39 PM, Vic K2VCO wrote: Oops, wrong again! I see that they make the claim that it will handle 1200-1500 watts on the website. But I suspect you have to be very careful! On 5/19/2012 1:32 PM, Vic K2VCO wrote: I would expect that this would depend not only on the SWR, but on the nature of the impedance it sees. Unless someone from Elecraft told you this, I wouldn't risk running 1500 watts at 3:1 SWR (if Elecraft DID tell you this, then I'm ordering one)! On 5/19/2012 11:41 AM, N5GE wrote: I will handle 10:1 SWR at 500 - 600 watts and 1200 to 1500 watts at 3:1 SWR. -- Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ __ 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 __ 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 __ 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
[Elecraft] For those at Dayton (KAT500)
The price as I was just informed when I ordered via phone was $699 assembledI don't remember the un-assembled price but I think it was in the low $600s. A bit steep for a tuner...but I'm betting it'll be worth it!! 73...de...Fred N9TA __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] For those at Dayton (KAT500)
With a street price of $300 for the MFJ-994B and $330 for the LDG AT600 Pro, that's a pretty steep premium to keep the station all Elecraft. Rob NV5E From: n9t...@comcast.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 16:00:43 -0400 Subject: [Elecraft] For those at Dayton (KAT500) The price as I was just informed when I ordered via phone was $699 assembledI don't remember the un-assembled price but I think it was in the low $600s. A bit steep for a tuner...but I'm betting it'll be worth it!! 73...de...Fred N9TA __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] For those at Dayton (KAT500)
The AT-1000ProII is $539 at HROpretty close and I bet the KAT500 will be very comparable. My order was #3 btw... 73, Rick W3BI -Original Message- From: Rob May Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 4:17 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] For those at Dayton (KAT500) With a street price of $300 for the MFJ-994B and $330 for the LDG AT600 Pro, that's a pretty steep premium to keep the station all Elecraft. Rob NV5E From: n9t...@comcast.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 16:00:43 -0400 Subject: [Elecraft] For those at Dayton (KAT500) The price as I was just informed when I ordered via phone was $699 assembledI don't remember the un-assembled price but I think it was in the low $600s. A bit steep for a tuner...but I'm betting it'll be worth it!! 73...de...Fred N9TA __ 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 __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] For those at Dayton (KAT500)
I agree the price is a bit higher than I would have liked to have seen. I am sure it will work far better than the MFJ and I don't think either will handle the full output on 6m which the KAT500 will do or so I was told. I smoked my LDG the other day on 6m because I forgot they are only rated for half power on 6m. Mike W0MU W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net:23 or w0mu-1.dnsdynamic.com Http://www.w0mu.com On 5/18/2012 2:17 PM, Rob May wrote: With a street price of $300 for the MFJ-994B and $330 for the LDG AT600 Pro, that's a pretty steep premium to keep the station all Elecraft. Rob NV5E From: n9t...@comcast.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 16:00:43 -0400 Subject: [Elecraft] For those at Dayton (KAT500) The price as I was just informed when I ordered via phone was $699 assembledI don't remember the un-assembled price but I think it was in the low $600s. A bit steep for a tuner...but I'm betting it'll be worth it!! 73...de...Fred N9TA __ 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 __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] For those at Dayton (KAT500) and about tuner cost
Based on the Elecraft tuner performance from all of theirs I have used in the equipment I have owned, it is well worth paying more for the KAT 500. I have all the MFJ auto tuners and have had issues. I currently own an MFJ-998 which recently updated the firmware, but it has lots of room for improvement. I have had LDG, all are gone. My parents (they have passed) taught me many years ago: generally speaking, you get what you pay for . This was during the onslaught of big box cheap crap. This is not about sticking with Elecraft, it is about quality, customer service, design and upgradability. I have a THP HL-2.5KFx, it is quality, quality, quality. It is very well designed, etc. If I was looking for a lower powered amp, I would go hands down with the Elecraft Amp. The Elecraft stuff is well designed. My THP, and I am only referring to the HL-2.5KFx, will stay in my shack. I am not interested in any of their other amps as they are not nearly the same in design. 73, Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of W0MU Mike Fatchett Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 3:28 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] For those at Dayton (KAT500) I agree the price is a bit higher than I would have liked to have seen. I am sure it will work far better than the MFJ and I don't think either will handle the full output on 6m which the KAT500 will do or so I was told. I smoked my LDG the other day on 6m because I forgot they are only rated for half power on 6m. Mike W0MU __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] For those at Dayton (KAT500)
I've never owned a MFJ tuner capable of handling its rated power for anything over a 1.5 SWR (and then you get into arguments about PEP vs CW vs Continuous Carrier). They all burn out with even a slight mismatch. Since I'm not trying to tune a dummy load, I'll go with something that can handle 500 watts full carrier into a bad mismatch. That's the reason I bought a manual Palstar tuner for use with my KPA500 -- and it has served me well, but is a manual tuner. I have faith that Elecraft will meet the performance criteria. I have zero faith, based on long bitter experience, that MFJ can. 73, Bob, WB4SON __ 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
