Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 ATU question

2022-09-14 Thread Jorge Diez - CX6VM
Hi I tried to train the ATU for 6 mts. 50.090, I do ATU Tune and after it finished show me a SWR 1.5:1 I change to ATU BYP and SWR is 1:1 So seems something is wrong with the KPA1500 tuner? 73, Jorge CX6VM/CW5W El mar, 13 sept 2022 a las 15:29, Dick Dievendorff () escribió: > What I do is lea

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 ATU question

2022-09-13 Thread Pete Smith N4ZR
IMO, the really critical thing to do is to follow the table in the manual and "train" the ATU at the recommended intervals on each band.  Once you have done this it effectively becomes a 1500-watt transceiver (unless, of course, you have more than two antennas per band). 73, Pete N4ZR Check ou

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 ATU question

2022-09-13 Thread Jorge Diez - CX6VM
thanks all very much for the tips 73, Jorge CX6VM/CW5W El mar, 13 sept 2022 a las 15:29, Dick Dievendorff () escribió: > What I do is leave the ATU function ON for all bands. If my 6 meter SWR > is “really good”, the ATU tune operation (done once in a “training > session”) discovers this and se

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 ATU question

2022-09-13 Thread Dick Dievendorff
What I do is leave the ATU function ON for all bands. If my 6 meter SWR is “really good”, the ATU tune operation (done once in a “training session”) discovers this and selects ATU bypassed as the preferred ATU setting. Both ATU LEDs are illuminated, indicating that the ATU function is enabled,

Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 ATU question

2022-09-13 Thread Tim Tucker
The easiest way is to set the defaults per band in the KPA1500 Utility. Tim On Tue, Sep 13, 2022 at 10:11 AM Jorge Diez - CX6VM wrote: > hello > > How can I use the KPA1500 to remember what bands need ATU IN and what bands > need ATU BYP? > > I have ATU IN on HF bands, but when I change to 6 mt

[Elecraft] KPA1500 ATU question

2022-09-13 Thread Jorge Diez - CX6VM
hello How can I use the KPA1500 to remember what bands need ATU IN and what bands need ATU BYP? I have ATU IN on HF bands, but when I change to 6 mts I need that KPA1500 change to ATU BYP Is this possible? thanks! -- 73, Jorge CX6VM/CW5W