On 10/10/2012 5:53 AM, Jim Miller wrote: > I notice the KAT500 has three antenna ports. Is it programmable to > auto-select the port from band data?
Yes. And it doesn't even NEED band data -- like the KPA500, it auto-detects the transmiitted frequency, recalls settings for that frequency, and switches between antennas if it has been programmed to do so. I've been beta-testing one for about a month. The only connections between my K3, KPA500, and KAT500 are coax and PTT, and they work together flawlessly. When I do contesting, I use the K3 and KAT500 with my 30 year old Ten Tec Titan tube amp at legal limit power. Works fine that way too. A band data connection allows the KAT500 to switch when you change bands on the K3, before you transmit. That saves a few hundred msec. So far, I've not seen the need for it. 73, Jim K9YC ______________________________________________________________ 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
