As Dick pointed out, use the utility program to set which bands to use the tuner and which to bypass. I only use the tuner on 80 and after going up the band and letting the tuner find a solution every 20 kHz it works great.
Dave wo2x Sent from my waxed string and tin cans. > On Sep 9, 2019, at 1:01 PM, Dick Dievendorff <[email protected]> wrote: > > See "ATU Mode switch" in the KPA1500 Utility "Edit Configuration" dialog and > in KPA1500 Utility Help for the Edit Configuration tab. > > 73 de Dick, K6KR > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On > Behalf Of Ray Spreadbury via Elecraft > Sent: Monday, September 9, 2019 09:23 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Elecraft] KPA1500 ATU Memories > > In my station I have a SteppIR yagi for 20M - 6M, a rotatable Optibeam > dipole for 30M & 40M and a wire dipole for 80m &160M. The SteppIR & Optibeam > are both resonant antennas & I use the KPA1500 in ATU Bypass. > > However I need the ATU for the 80M wire dipole when moving from the CW end > to the SSB end of the band or for using the dipole on 160M. > > A single output coax runs from the amplifier to an auto antenna switch > (using BCD codes) at the base of the mast. > > The KPA1500 does not seem to remember which bands the ATU is in Bypass mode > & which bands are in ATU Tune mode. > > If I forget to change the ATU setting in the heat of a Contest, the amp > switches into Standby with the Hard fault condition. > > Can the KPA1500 ATU be made to remember whether the ATU is in Bypass or In > by band or have I just got to be more careful? > > 73 Ray G3XLG > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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] ______________________________________________________________ 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]
