Wayne, thank you for the update on the KAT500 progress. While I won't be at Dayton, I, too, would love to see at least photos of the prototype posted to the web site.
All others - Thank you for the suggestions. Fortuitously, I actually was offered, at no charge, a legal limit manual inductor roller tuner. Since this one is free, I'll take it and bide my time until Wayne, Eric, and Company release the KAT500. 73, --Ian Ian Kahn, KM4IK Roswell, GA EM74ua [email protected] K3 #281, P3 #688 On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 1:09 PM, Greg Beat <[email protected]> wrote: > Ian - > > I have been watching product developments > > I this power/automatic operation category: > > > > Palstar HF-AUTO > > http://www.palstar.com/hf-auto.php > > > > RF Concepts/Alpha 4040 Automatic Tuner > > http://www.rfconcepts.com/PRODUCTS/New-Products/Alpha4040 > > > > E-Z Tuner - Jim Garland, W8ZR > > (2002 QST article and ARRL Handbooks) > > http://www.w8zr.net/eztuner/index.htm > > > > I made a suggestion to Steve at RF Concepts, a couple of years ago, > > when RF Concepts was planning a high-power HF automatic tuner. > > They needed to incorporate more uProcessor/controller power (since W8ZR > Basic Stamp) > > in their planned offering, since the state-of-art has progressed since > 2002. > > They did, using Linux kernel with the Beagleboard XM > > > > The Palstar and RF Concepts/Alpha offerings are INDOOR tuners. > > I have a preference to have the tuner outdoors at the antennas > > or feedpoints (like commercial broadcasters). > > == > > IF Wayne, N6NR is coming to Dayton - > > it would be nice to SEE one of the KAT500 prototypes > > > > == > > Greg, w9gb > > > > === previous message === > > Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:32:58 -0800 > > From: Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] high-power tuner > > To: Bill Hammond <[email protected]> > > > > > We're just making sure performance is as good as possible. (The stakes > > > are even higher in a QRO tuner.) > > > > > > The most recent prototype worked great, in general, but on 6 meters we > > > felt the loss was a fraction of a dB too high. The PCB layout has > > > been changed to cut the RF path length and strays by a factor of two, > > > which should do the trick. We'll receive these boards in a week or so > > > and should have test results a week after that. This suggests that we > > > could have some field test units out in mid/late-March. > > > > > > 73,Wayne - N6KR > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > -- ______________________________________________________________ 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
