Low batteries can also prevent accurate ATU operation, in my experience. The ATU will do the best it can but can’t find a good match. Fresh batteries or a switch to external power will help.
73, Kevin Sent from my iPad > On Aug 10, 2019, at 12:03, rich hurd WC3T <[email protected]> wrote: > > From what I’ve read, you have an open circuit to the antenna. Feedline > okay? I had a marginal feedline and had to replace it. > > I also had a bad BNC cable that deformed the connector on the side of the > KX3 and had to replace it as well. > >> On Sat, Aug 10, 2019 at 12:29 Aaron <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I have a KX3 with the ATU installed. I replaced the batteries and since >> then the ATU will not tune. When I hit the ATU TUNE button it just says >> 25.4-1 and I can hear the relays going off. I opened it back up and looked >> for any cables not connected or anything and it looked all fine to me but I >> could have missed something. It was working just fine before the battery >> switch. >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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] >> > -- > 72, > Rich Hurd / WC3T / DMR: 3142737 > Northampton County RACES, EPA-ARRL Public Information Officer for Scouting > Latitude: 40.761621 Longitude: -75.288988 (40°45.68' N 75°17.33' W) Grid: > *FN20is* > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]
