Yes - you may be onto something indeed! Have you ever watched a
frequency counter while speaking on SSB?
As the KAT500 measures the frequency you are transmitting on to
determine what tuning memory to go use - this may well be the problem.
Mid QSO, the frequency counter determines you are now transmitting on a
new frequency and the tuner goes nuts. This may be experienced more by
some operators than others - due, in part, to their particular voice
characteristics. CW would enter no variables for the frequency counter
to misinterpret.
For whatever reason it fails, the tuner and amp are of no use to me -
hence, I am happily running 100 Watts using the infallible KAT3 internal
antenna tuner. It is quiet, fast, and has never failed me. I am heard
where I want to be, some saying there is little to no difference without
the 500 Watt amp. These are the folks I QSO with every day - so those
reports count.
The expensive tuner and amp may well be headed down the road - factory
built and six months old - I am not pleased. Will I purchase a
replacement amp and tuner? I really do not know. The jury is out and no
decisions have been made about any changes yet.
Bill W2BLC K-Line(???)
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