I also have a meter between my K3 and my antenna. The AWESOME tuner in the K3 keeps the radio happy, while the external meter will show, at a glance if there has been any significant change in the antenna itself. Dave - K9FN
Sent from my Samsung smartphone on AT&T GW0ETF <gw0...@btinternet.com> wrote: >John, > >No harm to leave the external meter in line, just don't use it's readings.. > >I have a Palstar ATU in line for when I use my amp with my multi-band >doublet. When the amp is not switched in I'll often bypass the ATU and use >the KAT3. The swr meter in the Palstar atu is still in-line however and will >indicate forward and reflected powers consistent with whatever swr is on the >line between the KAT3 and antenna; the swr reading on the K3 is all that >matters in this case but the external meter is not doing any harm.... > >73, > >Stewart, GW0ETF > > >John Dziedziejko wrote >> >> Thanks for the responses, will take the Palstar out and hook the antenna >> directly to the K3 and go by the K3's swr meter and power output >> indications. >> >> Best regards, >> >> John W9QP >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@.qth >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> > > >-- >View this message in context: >http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-Internal-Tuner-Question-tp7143059p7144340.html >Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
