Related question: Should the KAT-500 hold memorized settings after shutting down to ready for use another time?
On Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 17:11 KENT TRIMBLE <[email protected]> wrote: > With nearly all modern transceivers nowadays, the trick is to set the > > power on AM to 25 watts (which is the most you should ever run a 100 > > watt transceiver on AM), and use AM to tune your KAT500. This puts a > > carrier into the tuner at an acceptable low power. > > > > You can tune it in CW mode, but that requires turning the transceiver's > > power output down, and then turning it back up. By using AM the power > > is already set at 25 and doesn't need further adjusting. Some ops like > > to tune in FM mode, but I prefer AM. > > > > When the KAT500 has finished its routine, switch back to SSB at 100 > > watts (or whatever you want). > > > > 73, > > > > Kent K9ZTV > > > > > > > > On 9/12/2020 4:04 PM, Russell Domareck via Elecraft wrote: > > > Is what I am doing the only way to do this? I have read related posts > on this subject but they did not satisfactorily answer my question. > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > 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] -- 73 de Ted Edwards, W3TB and GØPWW and thinking about operating CW: "Do today what others won't, so you can do tomorrow what others can't." ______________________________________________________________ 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]
