[Elecraft] KAT3 ATU question
Question regarding the KAT3, internal ATU in K3. This is not clear to me in the product description. Does the KAT3 retune along with the VFO frequency, once memories are stored, without RF sent through it? Or, is Tune with transmit RF required for the ATU to sense the frequency and tune for best match? I believe the KAT500 adjusts based on rx frequency, but not sure about the KAT3. Thanks John , N3WT __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] KAT3 ATU question
Yes, the K3 does a memory recall tune on QSY without transmit 73 de Dick, K6KR Sent from my iPhone On Sep 27, 2014, at 15:22, John Sweeney n...@comcast.net wrote: Question regarding the KAT3, internal ATU in K3. This is not clear to me in the product description. Does the KAT3 retune along with the VFO frequency, once memories are stored, without RF sent through it? Or, is Tune with transmit RF required for the ATU to sense the frequency and tune for best match? I believe the KAT500 adjusts based on rx frequency, but not sure about the KAT3. Thanks John , N3WT __ 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 d...@elecraft.com __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] KAT3 ATU question
The KAT3 doesn't recall LC settings just due to VFO rotation, although this is on the wish-list. The K3 will, however, send frequency commands to an attached KAT500 tuner as the VFO is moved. The KAT3 does recall LC settings when you use certain controls, including BAND UP/DN, FREQ ENT., MV (memory recall), VFO A/B SWAP, VFO REVerse, etc. Since the KAT3's relays are all driven at the same time (in parallel), transmitting in a different part of the band loads new LC settings so quickly that it doesn't interfere with CW element length. 73, Wayne N6KR On Sep 27, 2014, at 3:22 PM, John Sweeney n...@comcast.net wrote: Question regarding the KAT3, internal ATU in K3. This is not clear to me in the product description. Does the KAT3 retune along with the VFO frequency, once memories are stored, without RF sent through it? Or, is Tune with transmit RF required for the ATU to sense the frequency and tune for best match? I believe the KAT500 adjusts based on rx frequency, but not sure about the KAT3. Thanks John , N3WT __ 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 n...@elecraft.com __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] KAT3 ATU question
Looks like I got it wrong. Sorry, John. Dick, K6KR -Original Message- From: Dick Dievendorff [mailto:d...@elecraft.com] Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2014 3:32 PM To: John Sweeney Cc: Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT3 ATU question Yes, the K3 does a memory recall tune on QSY without transmit 73 de Dick, K6KR Sent from my iPhone On Sep 27, 2014, at 15:22, John Sweeney n...@comcast.net wrote: Question regarding the KAT3, internal ATU in K3. This is not clear to me in the product description. Does the KAT3 retune along with the VFO frequency, once memories are stored, without RF sent through it? Or, is Tune with transmit RF required for the ATU to sense the frequency and tune for best match? I believe the KAT500 adjusts based on rx frequency, but not sure about the KAT3. Thanks John , N3WT __ 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 d...@elecraft.com __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] KAT3 ATU question
Thank you Wayne. I understand about the KAT3 now,keep that wish list going.Now to decide if go with the KAT3 or KAT500.I use a manual tuner now.While remote, kind of tuff to get my dog to adjust the manual tuner. 73 John N3WT -Original Message- From: Wayne Burdick [mailto:n...@elecraft.com] Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2014 8:30 PM To: John Sweeney Cc: 'Elecraft Reflector' Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT3 ATU question The KAT3 doesn't recall LC settings just due to VFO rotation, although this is on the wish-list. The K3 will, however, send frequency commands to an attached KAT500 tuner as the VFO is moved. The KAT3 does recall LC settings when you use certain controls, including BAND UP/DN, FREQ ENT., MV (memory recall), VFO A/B SWAP, VFO REVerse, etc. Since the KAT3's relays are all driven at the same time (in parallel), transmitting in a different part of the band loads new LC settings so quickly that it doesn't interfere with CW element length. 73, Wayne N6KR On Sep 27, 2014, at 3:22 PM, John Sweeney n...@comcast.net wrote: Question regarding the KAT3, internal ATU in K3. This is not clear to me in the product description. Does the KAT3 retune along with the VFO frequency, once memories are stored, without RF sent through it? Or, is Tune with transmit RF required for the ATU to sense the frequency and tune for best match? I believe the KAT500 adjusts based on rx frequency, but not sure about the KAT3. Thanks John , N3WT __ 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 n...@elecraft.com __ 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
