I have to transmit for a brief second after I switch bands for the tuner to switch to the new setting. I'll usually just hear a click and it's done. But I thought I read somewhere that the tuner would update to the new settings when switching bands/frequencies automatically without having to transmit a carrier. I have the Elecraft auxilliary cables and the K3 and KPA500 bands track properly. Mike AC6JA In a message dated 6/14/2014 4:29:46 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
On 6/14/2014 12:11 PM, Mike Hagele AC6JA via Elecraft wrote: > I am using a K3 and KPA500 with the KAT500. I also have the KAT500 > mode set to MAN. I thought that the firmware was supposed to switch > the tuner automatically when you switch bands? After I go to a new > band, I need to tap my key momentarily to get the tuner to tune to > the new frequency. Is this normal? Let me know as I thought the > tuner would remember the presets when QSY'ing to a new frequency? > Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Hmmm ... I have the control cables ... K3-->KAT500/KAT500-->KPA500, I've trained my KAT500 for all 3 antennas on all the bands that each of them work on, and I run the KAT500 in MAN. All indications are that the KAT500 recalls the correct solution for the frequency when I QSY to a new frequency or band. I'm hardly an expert on the insides of Elecraft firmware, and I suppose it could be recalling on very first sign of RF and doing so very quickly so that I don't notice it, but I really don't think so. I do notice when changing bands that the K3 power control sometimes takes a dit or two to settle to the correct drive power ... often that first dit will blink the 600 [occasionally 700] watt LED. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014 - www.cqp.org ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
