*John,* * * *An on-board ATU is not what I need either, the remote version of the KAT-500 is ideal for my situation.* * * *The trailer behind my motor home has the tower and all antenna feedlines are right there so mounting the KAT-500 in the trailer reduces cabling to my operating station.* * * *I don't always put up all my resonant antennas due to space available and in these cases I resort to multi-band antennas and use a desktop manual tuner. This also works well.* * * *The remote ATU will just make life much more convenient for me.* * * *I am happy to wait a few months.* * * *73's* *Gary * On 8 April 2011 04:09, John Harper <[email protected]> wrote:
> For exactly the reason you mention, I'm not a fan of built-in tuners. They > limit flexibility. > > Like you, I am limited to one antenna but don't consider it an impediment > - my dipole is thaaaaat close (holding fingers 1 inch/2.54 cm apart) to > having 300 countries to its credit. 271 of those are at 100 watts and it's > time to go after the rest, thus the amp. > > For others needing help in justifying its purchase, I offer the following. > YMMV: > http://www.ae5x.com/blog/2011/04/07/the-voices-in-my-head/ > > John Harper > http://www.ae5x.com/blog > > > > For many of us who are constrained to one non-resonant antenna and work > multiple bands, we are presently running amps with built-in ATU > functionality. > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- *VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile Elecraft Equipment K3 #679, KPA-500 #018 Living the dream!!!* ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
