I've used it for a few days now, no issues. Everything simply works and better than before.
Well done! 73, Rick wa6nhc Tiny iPhone 5 keypad, typos are inevitable > On Feb 13, 2014, at 1:43 PM, Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> wrote: > > The K3, KPA500, and KAT500 all have new beta firmware releases available. All > three must be updated to take advantage of these major improvements to the > KAT500 and KPA500. All known problems with unwanted re-tuning and faults have > been fixed. > > We've also added a new feature that allows the KAT500's network settings to > automatically track the K3's VFO frequency. The K3 will send frequency > information over the K3's AUXBUS line, and the KAT500 will select previously > memorized tuner settings as you move across the band, or when you “point and > shoot” to work a packet spot. > > If you have any difficulty with the instructions below, please post a > question to the Elecraft list, or contact customer support. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > * * * > > Instructions > > 1. Download the new beta firmware for each device from the applicable > software pages on our web site. > > NOTE: Follow the instructions for beta firmware releases when installing > software in subsequent steps. > > 2. Using K3 Utility, save your K3's configuration. Then install K3 rev. 4.83. > > 3. Using KPA Utility, save your KPA500's configuration. Then install KPA500 > rev. 1.37. > > 4. Using KAT500 Utility, save the KAT500's configuration. Then install KAT500 > rev. 1.58. > > -------- > > 5. (OPTIONAL) Set up the K3 to send VFO information to the KAT500: > > (a) Make sure the K3 and KAT500 (and KPA500, if applicable) are connected via > the accessory cable. The AUXBUS line must be connected, as well as the four > BAND lines, which we use to “qualify” the AUXBUS frequency data. If you've > built your own cable and omitted the AUXBUS or BAND lines, you may need more > wires for this to work. > > (b) At the K3, locate the CONFIG:KAT3 menu entry. Tap the numeric keypad '1' > button (also labeled "A/B"). You should see “KAT500Y” or “KAT500N” with > successive taps. Leave it on "KAT500Y" (the Y means "Yes, send VFO info to > the KAT500"). Exit the menu. > > (c) Verify that as you tune the K3's VFO, the KAT500 selects the appropriate > LC settings. This occurs after you *stop* moving the K3's VFO for about 1/2 > second. You should hear one or more relays clicking at the KAT500 when > entering segments that have different LC settings. > > -------- > > 6. (OPTIONAL) In conjunction with the new VFO tracking feature, you may find > it a good idea to “retrain” your ATU on 8 or 10 kHz boundaries on 160 meters, > and every 20 kHz on 80 meters, particularly if the antennas have sharp SWR > curves. > > (a) Use the KAT500 Utility, Configuration tab, Edit Configuration, Erase > Memories to erase memories on bands that have sharp SWR curves (e.g. 160 and > 80 m). > > (b) While you're in the Edit Configuration dialog, make sure the Amplifier > Key Interrupt power setting is 1500 for a KPA500. If not, click "Optimize for > KPA500", then "Apply". > > (c) Change the tuner's mode to MAN. In mode AUTO, the KAT500 will start a > "full search tune" whenever the SWR reaches a threshold. If you're pretuned, > that should be unnecessary and is probably undesirable. Mode AUTO is useful > for remote tuners where it is inconvenient to press the ATU TUNE button when > you need to. > > (d) Using exciter power only, perform a full search tune at 10 kHz increments > on 160 and 20 kHz increments on 80 meters. Do this for frequencies where you > don't want the ATU to enter "full search tune" when you next QSY there. This > is best done by setting the K3's TUN POWER to about 20 watts, HOLD the K3 > TUNE button to generate carrier, then tap the KAT500 TUNE button. It may take > a while for a few settings, but often it will start "close" and won't take > long at all. It depends on the SWR curve of the antenna on that band. > > (e) IMPORTANT: When you first visit a new frequency, the ATU will first "snap > in" a setting from a nearby memory. It may be a memory you've used before > with a different antenna. If the setting is inappropriate for the current > antenna, the SWR will be high, and in mode AUTO, the tuner will need to > retune, which requires more or less constant carrier, not SSB speech, not > high speed CW. > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo Groups Links > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Elecraft_K3/ > > <*> Your email settings: > Individual Email | Traditional > > <*> To change settings online go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Elecraft_K3/join > (Yahoo! 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