What would be even nicer is to have the KAT500 perform a Autotune routine with a single button push, just like with the internal tuner, using the same button, designed for that purpose, in the same manner as all the YaeComWood competition does with the lowly MFJ998.
As it is now, there is no advantage at my station to move from my existing MFJ998 to the KAT500. Im sure I will hear all about the three antenna ports vs two on the MFJ and auto antenna switching... All positives, true... A more "automatic" process would seal the deal for me to add another Elecraft product. As it is, another expenditure for the same or more manual button pushing is a deal breaker. Funny that the MFJ tuner integrates better with my secondary radio (a Kenwood) than a KAT500 would with the K3; simply using an "interface" made from a Ethernet cable with one end cut off. Cant *we* do it better? Lu - W4LT K-Line and a K1 --------------------- Message: 16 Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 18:52:37 -0500 (EST) From: [email protected] To: [email protected], [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [KAT500] Auto Tuning Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Does anyone know when the new firmware will become available which will eliminate the need to "Tap the XMIT button on the K3" after the KAT500 finds a match? It would be nice if we only had to hit the ATU TUNE button once on the K3 and the entire tuning process would be automatic. 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
