Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 Ant outlets

2015-11-15 Thread G4GNX - Alan
Clark ; j...@audiosystemsgroup.com Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 Ant outlets Robert, The KAT500 can select 1 of 3 antennas for any band. All you need to do is select the antenna of interest from the Front Panel - no computer required. KAT500 Utility can make

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 Ant outlets

2015-11-14 Thread Jim Brown
On Sat,11/14/2015 6:35 PM, G4GNX wrote: Is it possible to defeat this feature as I tend to use two different multi-band antennas, according to conditions. I do exactly that -- I have two antennas each for all bands, three antennas for 40m and 160m. Yes, these settings are programmable in

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 Ant outlets

2015-11-14 Thread Don Wilhelm
Robert, The KAT500 can select 1 of 3 antennas for any band. All you need to do is select the antenna of interest from the Front Panel - no computer required. KAT500 Utility can make the setup of the various bands and antennas easier than doing it manually. That does require a computer,

[Elecraft] KAT500 Ant outlets

2015-11-14 Thread G4GNX
I am about to buy a KAT500 and having read the owner’s manual (shock horror!) I notice that the tuner will choose an antenna according to a particular band/frequency it’s encountered before. Is it possible to defeat this feature as I tend to use two different multi-band antennas, according to

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 Ant outlets

2015-11-14 Thread Robert Clark
Doesn't the KAT500 come with a utility program already installed? And...can the unit be operated without a computer connection? Robert W. Clark, Executive Director Center for Professional Development Career and Technical Education Temple University > On Nov 14, 2015, at 9:52 PM, Jim Brown

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 Ant outlets

2015-11-14 Thread Jim Brown
On Sat,11/14/2015 7:09 PM, Robert Clark wrote: Doesn't the KAT500 come with a utility program already installed? And...can the unit be operated without a computer connection? The KAT500 Utility is a CONFIGURATION UTILITY. Look at it. It allows the user to choose which outputs CAN be used on