EXCELLENT!!!! Amateure Radio Operator N5GE
On Tue, 31 Dec 2013 11:23:23 -0800, you wrote: >Hi all, > >Yesterday we analyzing the reports of unexpected SWR faults and band changes. >They fall into a few categories, and we have a good handle on how to deal with >all of them in firmware. (Faults caused by antenna/feedline/connector problems >are the only exception. These can cause SWR to change asynchronously, and >there's no way to fix this in firmware. The amp and tuner are correctly going >into bypass mode, retuning, or inserting attenuation in such cases.) > >Unfortunately the KAT500 changes cannot be completed immediately because the >responsible engineer is leaving for a week's vacation starting tomorrow. But >the changes are fairly simple, so shortly after he returns we'll be sending >out new firmware to a group of customers who have reported problems. Sorry for >the delay. > >In addition to firmware changes needed to handle SWR and band-change issues, >we'll be improving integration between the KAT500 and the K3. For example, >you'll be able to use the K3's ANT switch to select antennas at the KAT500. > >We're also working on a K-Line Installation guide, intended to be a more >convenient resource for all of the information needed to interconnect and >setup the K3, P3, KPA500 and KAT500. We hope to have this out a month or so >after all of the pending firmware changes have been completed. > >73 (& Happy New Year) > >Wayne >N6KR > >______________________________________________________________ >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
