Hi, Pressing TUNE first will indeed open the Amp key, at least that's what the utility is telling me. See here:
http://ab2tc.getmyip.com/tune_without_power.png Not sure what the "attenuator" checkbox means. AB2TC - Knut ke9uw wrote > I don't think you quite got what he meant. There is some confusion as to > whether the KEY OUT line is active when the TUNE button is pushed on the > K3. > Sorry if I got it wrong, but some folks think that it would be > advantageous if there were no key line output when pushing TUNE on the K3. > Their issue is that the KAT is too slow in breaking the key line when > tuning to safely not key the (whatever brand) amplifier. > We do know that there is firmware in the works for the KPA500 to have it > not fault so quickly when it gets keyed at the beginning of a tune before > the KAT500 drops the KEY LINE. > The simple solution is to put the amp in standby, or push tune on the KAT > first, and then tune on the K3. I take it if you push tune first on the > KAT, then it will open the key line first so that the subsequent pushing > of tune on the K3 won't key the amp. > > Chuck, KE9UW > Lionel Trains, TCA, LCCA, LRRC > aka Jack, BMW Motorcycles BMWMOA #224 > <snip> -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KAT500-Tuning-tp7566931p7566958.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ 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
