I agree except if your main station is qrp only and you would still like to have the functionality of a good external auto tuner, for example more antenna switching capabilities and ability to use a external meter like a W2 or LP-100, etc.
-----Original Message----- From: Rick Bates [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 12:39 PM To: NZ8J Cc: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 QRP Operation? The manual states that the KAT500 wants ~20 watts for reliable tuning. It is designed for QRO power levels. The Elecraft internal tuner handles the same range of tuning and are more compact stations so they would be wiser choices for QRP only stations. Rick wa6nhc Tiny iPhone keypad, sorry for typos On Nov 3, 2012, at 8:25 AM, "NZ8J" <[email protected]> wrote: > Just looked over the KAT500 manual and it appears from first glance > that it will not operate using a qrp power levels. Given the track > record of the current Elecraft tuners, I was very hopeful that it > would so I could utilize the antenna switching and superior tuning > capabilities of the Elecraft design in an automatic tuner. Maybe > someone in the know can chime in and give a definitive answer as to if > it will operate reliably using low power in the range of 3 to 4 watts. > Keeping my fingers crossed.. Hi hi :) Thanks > Tim > Nz8J ______________________________________________________________ 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
