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behalf of Michael K Bottles [k...@icloud.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2018 10:49 PM
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Subject: [Elecraft] Tuner ranges
Is the tuner range of the K-3 and the KAT-500 the same?
They seem to tune the same antenna
I believe that the K3 tuner does have more range than the one in the KAT500.
My experience with this kind of system (tuner -> balun -> open wire
line) is that the 1:1 balun works much better from the point of view of
losses and choking off RF in the shack.
What do you mean that the 4:1 balun
Is the tuner range of the K-3 and the KAT-500 the same?
They seem to tune the same antenna differently, (of course the K-3 is tuning
through a bit more coax with both the KAT-500 and KPA-500 on standby.)
They are tuning a 250’ Doublet via a short coax run (10’) to an external 4:1
current Balun, t
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