[Elecraft] Auto antenna select

2014-12-17 Thread Va3ied
I recently purchased the kat500and love it. Has anyone programmed their freq and antenna ports and then used it remotely? As I understand it, after sensing rf the unit will switch to the correct antenna and tune it? It does. To require any other connections? 73 Scott -- View this message in

Re: [Elecraft] Auto antenna select

2014-12-17 Thread Rick Bates
Yes. It's all automatic after training, except I use window line for a feed, it varies with rain. So when remote, I use TeamViewer and the KAT utility to make sure things are tuned. Very simple to manage remotely. 73, Rick wa6nhc Tiny iPhone 5 keypad, typos are inevitable > On Dec 17, 20

Re: [Elecraft] Auto antenna select

2014-12-18 Thread Va3ied
thanks...but what I meant was using it as a remote antenna switch...I have a garden shed at the base of my tower with 3 different coax feeds for the antennas. At the moment I use an ameritron remote switch so only one coax comes to the house...I was thinking the KAT500 could do away with that...it

Re: [Elecraft] Auto antenna select

2014-12-19 Thread Rick Tavan N6XI
Yes, I use my KPA500/KAT500 pair remotely. The driver is a K3, so I don't need RF-sensed band and antenna switching, but it should work fine with a non-K3 driver. I rely mainly on antenna switching external to the KAT, but its three antenna ports are adequate for many stations without the added co

Re: [Elecraft] Auto antenna select

2014-12-19 Thread Wes (N7WS)
I'm guessing the the OP was thinking about "remote" as in out by the antenna. rather than at some other site. If I'm correct, I've pondered this too, but so far resisted because I don't know how to deal with faults, of which I've had too many. Wes N7WS On 12/19/2014 11:10 AM, Rick Tavan N6X