For now you can attach a straight key and hold it down when you want to do a manual tune and release it when the tuner stops tuning, although I don't see the problem with two holds of the tune button.
Amateur Radio Operator N5GE ARRL Lifetime Member QCWA Lifetime Member On Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:22:03 -0500 (EST), [email protected] wrote: >Just wondering if the K3 and KAT500 are capable of fully automatic TUNE >operation? >What I mean is, is there any way you can just push the TUNE button on the >K3 (or the KAT500 for that matter), have the K3 transmit a carrier (25-30w), > have the KAT500 tune the antenna, and then have the K3 AUTOMATICALLY go >back into receive mode? >I believe the LDG tuners work this way. >I still have to manually initiate the TUNE sequence at the K3 and then >manually end the TUNE cycle by pushing TUNE again to get the K3 back into >receive mode. >Or am I doing it wrong? Let me know. >Other than that, I'm very happy with the tuner and it works great! > >Mike AC6JA >______________________________________________________________ >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
