That's true. But the KAT4 has 3 antenna jacks, any of which can also be used as an RX antenna, and the KAT4 covers a 10:1 impedance range compared to 3:1 for both the '7610 and '101.
Wayne N6KR > On Jun 3, 2021, at 9:40 PM, John Nicholson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes and no; both the IC-7610 and FTdx101 models include an internal tuner > without an optional charge. > > John K7FD > >> On Jun 3, 2021, at 9:23 PM, Rick Tavan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Ed K1EP mentioned that the K4 ATU is a cost-extra option on all K4 models. >> This is as it should be. If you have an external tuner in the shack or at >> the antenna or a tuner integrated into an amplifier that's always in line >> (or in Standby with the tuner enabled) or if all your antennas are well >> matched, you wouldn't want to pay Elecraft for a tuner inside K4 that you >> wouldn't be using. OTOH if, like me, you sometimes take your K4 to the >> field or operate it at a shack where there is no external auto-tuner, then >> the K4 ATU option is delightful. IMHO, Elecraft made some good decisions on >> what to include as standard and what to "optionalize" in K4. >> >> /Rick N6XI >> >>> On Thu, Jun 3, 2021 at 7:16 AM Ed K1EP <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> No. Extra on all versions. >>> >>> reply to: [email protected] >>> >>>> On Thu, Jun 3, 2021, 09:58 Richard <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Does the basic plain vanilla K4 have a built-in antenna tuner? I'm >>>> guessing no. >>>> >>>> Richard Kunc ~ W4KBX >>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>> 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] >>> >> >> >> -- >> -- >> >> Rick Tavan >> Truckee and Saratoga, CA >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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]
