I am also interested in learning about the resolution of this issue... as a KAT500 is #1 on my current "wish list" for the shack. One friend got his very early on... ordered the day they were first shown at Dayton... I have never heard him mention any problems. (I think if he had a problem I would have heard about it, but am not certain).
I borrowed one from a friend who bought it only for QSO party use when portable. I have been using it for several months, on 60 - 10 meters with my 30' Flag Pole vertical. I do not need a tuner on this non-resonant antenna if I am on 30 meters, and I use a different tuner on 80. I have made HUNDREDS of QSOs in that time with this setup and I have NEVER seen the "re-tune" issue that some are experiencing. I stored tuning solutions everywhere I operate and then leave the tuner in the manual position. That may be the key to not needing or seeing any retuning during a QSO. Obviously, the situation exists, and I have been luckier than some, but I will not hesitate to purchase one as soon as I am able. Very 73 On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 12:16 PM, <r...@aol.com> wrote: > It sounds like the KAT500's re-tuning problem is pretty wide spread. I > got tired of my KAT500's "chattering" and sold it. I fully expect > Elecraft > will get the problem fixed... which is a lot better than other 3. These > days, it's getting common for new radios from all manufacturers to be > released > with major bugs in them. Kind of like the Affordable Health Care Act and > "we need to pass it now, and we'll find out what's in it after it's > released". > > 73, Dick > > > I have talked to a couple of local hams with K-Lines about the problem. > > They have experienced the same KAT500 retuning problem, but wrote it off > > as the tuner being overly sensitive to "stray RF." This make me curious > > as to how widespread this problem actually is and how many users just > > accept the problem? > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
