The K3 KAT3 antenna tuner is a puzzle to me. The user manual says that there are up to 30 ATU settings stored for each antenna on each band by the antenna tuner. There is no further discussion as to when a setting is saved or how a setting is chosen from those saved. Is the frequency tracked as the VFO changes and a new setting put into the antenna tuner when the VFO has been changed enough? Does a setting get changed if the VFO has changed enough and the K3 instructed to transmit?
My antenna tuner seems to me to retune too often. Again my expectations may not match how the tuner works. I would appreciate a tuner tutorial for the KAT3. Some topics for said tutorial would include: (1) frequency spacing for tuning settings on each band, (2) does the tuner remember settings for an antenna from one time when the radio was on to the next time the radio was on, (3) does the tuner remember previous tuned setting from a previous visit to a band, (4) how far the SWR must be off for the tuner to retune, (5) how does the tuner indicate a failure to tune, (6) does it make sense to tune ahead so to speak where you may want to have the antenna tuned up ahead of an event? Don, N0YE -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-KAT3-Antenna-Tuner-Tutorial-tp3868991p3868991.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
