Elecrafters, I know this is off-topic, but the range of ham-smarts on this list is pretty good so I'll throw the question here and hopefully get some of that ham-smarts too.
OK -- K3/100 with KAT3 is the rig. I have it connected through a tuner and then to the SB-200 and then Dipole K3/100/ATU <-> MFJ tuner <-> SB200 <-> Dipole If I use Auto mode on the KAT3, put the MFJ tuner in Bypass and hold TUNE then the KAT3 goes and brings the SWR (according to the display) to a favorable value (1.0 to 1.2). I use a MFJ tuner between my Rig and Amp because the Old Bard told me to. Actually my setup is different than what I just described, but I'm simplifying this for the question at hand. [ What I really do is K3 <-> Small MFJ Tuner <-> SB200 <-> Big MFJ Tuner <-> Dipole ] On the watt meter of the (small) MFJ Tuner, the indication is I have a non favorable SWR, more reflected power than had I put the KAT3 in bypass and manually tuned the MFJ Tuner to a favorable SWR (1.0 to 1.2 or so). So, can someone explain in basic terms what's happening when I use Auto mode on the KAT3 and see favorable SWR on the KAT3 (via K3 display) but do not see favorable SWR on the MFJ tuner? This is not a round-about way of expressing a problem with the K3. On the contrary - I couldn't be more pleased with the KAT3 performance and so forth. I'm asking this question as a data-point before I decide to build the KAT2 for my finished K2. Thanks in advance, -jeff -- Jeff Wandling DE W7BRS K3 #2105 http://w7brs.com/k3 [email protected] _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] 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
