JT:
Your external wattmeter is BETWEEN the KAT2 and the antenna...!
The KAT2 is providing a match to the K2, NOT the external meter, which is
AHEAD of the KAT2 and in a place where no matching is being done.
Remember, the KAT2 does NOT "TUNE" the antenna/coax, it only provides a
conjugate match to the RADIO... so if you have a 3:1 SWR ON THE COAX,
it's still gonna be there AT THE EXT. meter, but at the K2, the KAT2
will have compensated it down to near 1:1.
73,
Tom Hammond N0SS
At 13:04 10/05/2007, JT Croteau wrote:
So I just finished my KAT2 assembly and alignment. I even just had a
nice QSO on 20M using my 40M dipole. However, while the KAT2 reports
a nice 1.2:1 SWR and 5.6W POUT and 0.2 reflected, my external
wattmeter (Elecraft W1) is still showing a horrible match with the SWR
way off the scale.
Any ideas?
Thanks
--
JT Croteau, N1ESE - Manchester, NH (FN42gx)
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