Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 tuning behavior when the load is impossible to match ?

2017-04-02 Thread Wes Stewart
It's easier with a tuner that has lossy components. It's really easy with a tee tuner with three adjustable components. There are many matching solutions, only one of them is the lowest loss. On 4/2/2017 2:12 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Phil, It is indeed possible to match a very high SWR or even

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 tuning behavior when the load is impossible to match ?

2017-04-02 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
. 73, Ron AC7AC -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm Sent: Sunday, April 2, 2017 2:12 PM To: Phil Hystad; Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 tuning behavior when the load is impossible to match ? Phil, It is i

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 tuning behavior when the load is impossible to match ?

2017-04-02 Thread Don Wilhelm
Phil, It is indeed possible to match a very high SWR or even an open circuit or a short. That will be more probable on the higher frequency bands than on the lower bands. 73, Don W3FPR On 4/2/2017 12:42 PM, Phil Hystad wrote: I got my second KAT500 tuner to use with my new backup rig and whi

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 tuning behavior when the load is impossible to match ?

2017-04-02 Thread Phil Hystad
Your story reminds me of a scene from that Godzilla movie with Matthew Broderick where he is “pumping” over sized worms from the ground using electricity. 73, phil, K7PEH > On Apr 2, 2017, at 10:05 AM, Mike Rhodes wrote: > > No practical experience with the KAT500 but can tell you that, year

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 tuning behavior when the load is impossible to match ?

2017-04-02 Thread Mike Rhodes
No practical experience with the KAT500 but can tell you that, years ago, while guest operation at a contest station, a 160 meter vertical was strung up between a couple of the towers. The operator went in and successfully tuned the antenna to a 1:1 match and then loaded the KW amp to full outp