My experience too. It all works extremely well. Thanks!
73 Stephen G4SJP On 14 February 2014 16:23, Rick Bates <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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