Re: [Elecraft] [KAT500 and OT] Is a tuner using VNA feasible ?

2012-12-23 Thread Fred Jensen
On 12/23/2012 9:56 AM, Phil Hystad wrote: But, the KAT500 discovers an L & C match by a search process, I think it is measuring reflected voltage but not quite sure about that. I believe you're likely correct. That's how the KXAT1 operates. My KXAT1 tunes a lot faster than the KAT500 but th

[Elecraft] [KAT500 and OT] Is a tuner using VNA feasible ?

2012-12-23 Thread Phil Hystad
This may be off-topic or it may be a derivative KAT500 question about design. And, I admit to not knowing that much about VNA (Vector Network Analyzer) devices. But, the KAT500 discovers an L & C match by a search process, I think it is measuring reflected voltage but not quite sure about that