I think he was asking what Don answered to. Gary KA1J
> > That doesn't explain how he expects the rig to short out the port for > Ant 2 . .. WHEN IT HAS BEEN SELECTED ... just because there is no > actual antenna connected to it. I don't get the reasoning behind the > original query. > > Dave AB7E > > > On 11/28/2017 7:04 AM, K9ZTV wrote: > > We hook dummy loads to ANT 2 on all our K3s during FD to prevent > > inadvertent transmissions when no antenna is connected to it. The > > ATU TUNE button is immediately above the ANT button and > > fat-fingered/far-sighted ops unfamiliar with the K3 have been known > > to hit the wrong one, especially on the higher bands where the noise > > floor makes it difficult to detect the absence of an antenna. > > > > 73, > > > > Kent K9ZTV > > > > > > > >> On Nov 28, 2017, at 7:40 AM, David Gilbert > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> If you selected Ant 2 it wouldn't have been "unused". How is the > >> rig supposed to know you don't have anything physically connected > >> to that port? > >> > >> Dave AB7E > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]
