This is correctable in firmware (we're looking into how best to achieve that).
It is extremely unlikely any damage would occur. Both the KAT500 and KPA500 monitor a half-dozen parameters and go into bypass immediately if operation is unsafe. Wayne N6KR On Dec 30, 2013, at 4:38 PM, Bill W2BLC <[email protected]> wrote: > There is a lot of mention regarding common mode chokes, RF grounding, copper > to aluminum connections, etc. Speaking only of my station, I experienced no > similar automatic tuner problems with equipment other than the KAT500. I > suspect other ops have similar experiences. > > My typical experience using the tuner is QSY - a two second TUNE - and the > KAT knows where and what to do. Everything is just fine - until in the middle > of the QSO the tuner goes berserk and does a retune (a little noisy). If I > talk through it - all will go back to normal in a few seconds. Disconcerting > to say the least. > > I do not know if this problem is damaging to the KAP500 and/or the KPA500. > Hence, I am back to running 100 Watts until this is corrected - changing some > coax connections and using the K3's internal tuner. Thus removing the > devices from the lineup. > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
