Wes, are you thinking that Elecraft will abandon the KPA/KAT500? No further development?
If so, why would they do that? 73 Lyn, W0LEN -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Wes Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2021 4:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA500-KAT500 tuning settings In answer to the last question I would expect, never. They've moved on to K4s. Wes N7WS K3, K3S, KPA500, KAT500 and TS890. On 5/8/2021 2:22 PM, Andy Durbin wrote: > "if I switch the KPA500 with the band buttons to another band I would expect > the KAT500 to follow the last tune settings on the new band. However this is > not the case, the tuner switches to the new band settings only when HF goes > through. The 15-p cable is connected and there is no K3 connected. Is there a > menu setting to let the KAT500 follow the KPA500?" > > I think you question has been answered but just for clarification - The > KAT500 needs to know frequency not band. Even if the KPA500 was sending band > info to the KAT500 it wouldn't be much use because KAT500 antenna and tuning > solution selection is based on frequency not band. > > Having the KPA500 and KAT500 tune before transmit requires something to send > TX band data to KPA500 and TX frequency data to KAT500. Following Kenwood > FA is a weak (in my opinion hopelessly unsatisfactory) solution since split > operation usually has VFO B as the TX VFO. > > Elecraft has been asked to revise the KAT500 firmware so it properly extracts > TX frequency from IF, FA, and FB just like KPA500 and KPA1500 do. I don't > know when/if that update will be available. > > 73, > Andy, k3wyc > > ______________________________________________________________ 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]
