The kat500 stores information in what are termed 'Bins' and communication of data via Auxbus recalls memories from these 'Bin' locations and hot switching does not occur.
I can QSY, with the kpa500 in OPER and 'IF' the kat500 needs to tune it interrupts the amplifier key line and either selects from memory or does a tune if in auto etc. I rarely see a need for a retune once I have set up. I do this regularly as I am on the move touring and so I change antennas to suit where I am setting up. Wish VK had taller trees in more locations..;-) I have no issues here that need addressing with regards to operation, QSY or band changes/hopping etc.... KAT400 #007 might be licenced to kill but evrything has survived my addled brain and too fast/fat fingers...:-) 73's and Happy Holidays to all. Gary On 24 December 2012 08:24, John Shaw <[email protected]> wrote: > My poor choice of words with intervals. I meant frequency intervals not > time, that would be dumb. These could be further apart if you antenna is > more broad banded as tuner settings would only need to change when SWR > became unacceptable. This would mean with some antenna's and on higher > bands > probably no chatter at all. > > 73 John ZL1BYZ. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Shaw > Sent: Monday, 24 December 2012 09:46 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 a good tuner or great tuner > > Very good thought, yes that would happen. A compromise could be some sort > of matrix with this mode of operation where you train the tuner at set > intervals and the tuner only re tunes when they are passed. This would > reduce the chatter and of course the tuner would already be trained so the > clicking would be minimal. I could live with that, better than all this > hot > switching, KPA500 errors and all the on the band QRM that this extra tuning > while sending RF. > > Just a dream maybe but I know Elecraft is a progressive company always > looking for ways to improve their product so thought I would pipe up. > > 73 John ZL1BYZ. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Keith-K5ENS > Sent: Monday, 24 December 2012 09:00 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 a good tuner or great tuner > > I have asked the same question about the KAT500 following the K3 as tuned > to > be ready for any keying of the K3. I was told the relays in the KAT500 > would click as I was tuning. SO? As an option I think that would be fine > to know the KAT500 was tuned at all time. > > Keith, XE1/K5ENS > > > > -- > View this message in context: > > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KAT500-and-OT-Is-a-tuner-using-VNA-feas > ible-tp7567559p7567565.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 > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > -- *Gary - VK1ZZ Motorhome Portable The Shack* *Elecraft K3 P3 Panadapter KPA500FT KAT500FT** KX3-K * ______________________________________________________________ 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
