I really don't understand your comments since there is no tuner in the KPA500
Jack
W4GRJ 

On Apr 24, 2016, at 10:14 AM, george allen <[email protected]> wrote:

If the KPA500 is not tuned to the frequency you listening to, the signal 
strength will be way down as the radio is not tuned to the antenna. Transmit to 
tune the antenna, and the signal will come back up.  When in standby or off, 
the tuner is out of the circuit so the antenna match MAY be some what better.

I too, see this in my shack.  For example, tuner is on automatic, last tranmit 
band was 20mtrs, and I listen to 40 mtrs...signal way down.  Transmit, the 
tuner tunes, and the signal strength is normal.

If you have your K3 connected to the tuner to supply frequency info to the 
tuner, and you have "trained" the tuner to preset tuning for frequencies you 
use, this should not happen.

In my case I am using a Flex6700 with the tuner...freq info not sent to the 
tuner, so this is common for me.

Sent from my iPad

> On Apr 24, 2016, at 7:12 AM, Jack Satterfield <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> This one has me scratching my head, when switching KPA500 from standby to
> operate the receiver signal drops about 30db otherwise it is operating
> Normally.
> 
> Suggestions appreciated
> 
> Jack
> 
> W4GRJ
> 
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