On 8/26/07, K8TB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Speaking of antenna tuners.... Is there any possiblity that the new > K3 antenna tuner can be put in a seperate box and be remotely > controlled?
If it is anything like the KAT2 then I think that the tight integration with the transceiver would make it difficult to achieve. I agree with you that the best place for the ATU is at the antenna feedpoint. I used to use a remotely mounted SGC ATU with my loop, but I missed the convenience of automatic bandswitching without having to transmit RF after each band change. A standalone, boxed ATU capable of being fully controlled by the K3 would be a nice future option. Fortunately for me, one of the few benefits of having to use indoor antennas is that I have only 2m of feeder between the K2 and the antenna feedpoint, so the losses even with an extreme mismatch are tolerable. -- Julian, G4ILO K2 s/n: 392 K3 s/n: ??? G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.com Ham-Directory: www.ham-directory.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
