Have you tried putting the KAT500 into MAN mode (not bypass or AUTO)?
Once trained for bands (memory loaded), MAN is the best way to use the
tuner. It'll recall the tuning combination but won't go into auto-retune.
73,
Rick nk7i
On 11/14/2022 6:00 PM, Joe Rogers wrote:
I am operating the
I am operating the KPA500 KAT500 power combo with the K3. The combination
works great and normally makes frequency and antenna changes really simple. I
operate on MARS frequencies and normally all works just fine outside of all the
amateur bands with the KPA500/KAT500/K3 there is, however,
It's all Cu now. They just replaced all the underground cables in our
subdivision. Big stuff. 200A service is the residential standard these
days (we had 400A at the office).
The more expensive it is, the better they like it since the utility rates
guarantee them a fixed percentage of return
On 11/14/2022 2:08 PM, Lyn Norstad wrote:
Aluminum does not meet any current (pun by chance ...) building codes around
here.
I don't know what Chicago Codes are like now, but Comm Ed pulled Al
conductors to my meter when I requested 100A service, and they refused
to pull Cu. This would have
Yes ... both. Go look for yourself.
Flexible cords like line cords are almost never aluminum ... I assume
because line cords use fine stranded wires and if I'm not mistaken
copper is more ductile than aluminum.
Dave AB7E
On 11/14/2022 3:42 PM, Lou Mecseri wrote:
BUT NOT BOTH.
How
Aluminum was legal at one point, as I recall it was the 80's (copper
prices were obscene). It was an expensive mistake to allow aluminum wiring.
I attended some fires as a result of aluminum wire (career firefighter,
eventually Captain). My suspicion was that as switches and plugs were
BUT NOT BOTH.
How about line cords?"
Lou KE1F
On 11/14/2022 22:32, David Gilbert wrote:
There is absolutely nothing inherently wrong with aluminum wire, and
it is typically what is used for very large gauge wire ... even for
the utility entrance in my location. I would bet that if you
Aluminum wiring is "penny wise and pound foolish".
Coming from a retired Fire Investigator.
Good Luck and 73, Lou KE1F
On 11/14/2022 22:08, Lyn Norstad wrote:
Ed -
I cringe when I think of aluminum wiring. I know it's currently about half
the price of copper, but a townhouse I lived in from
There is absolutely nothing inherently wrong with aluminum wire, and it
is typically what is used for very large gauge wire ... even for the
utility entrance in my location. I would bet that if you look closely
at your breaker box you will see the same for the main feed coming in
unless
When my younger brother was finally out of the house for good, Mom and
Dad bought a double-wide, sold the house in So. Central LAX, and moved
south into a "Mobile Estates Park" in Costa Mesa. The wiring was Al.
About 3 years later, they had a problem in one of the outlets that
involved a
On 11/14/2022 1:43 PM, Ed Cole wrote:
That is rated for 90A (in general). Resistance is 0.318 ohms/1000-feet
so my 120-foot run has 0.0382 ohms. At 50A this results in a voltage
drop of 1.9v. My service voltage is 243VAC.
It's important to realize that current on AC mains is FAR from being
Ed -
I cringe when I think of aluminum wiring. I know it's currently about half
the price of copper, but a townhouse I lived in from 1979-1982 in Chicago
caught fire because of aluminum wiring and copper outlets. In fact,
statistics show that 50% of home fires are due to aluminum wiring.
On the general subject of house wiring, loads, and resulting voltage:
I am wiring my new hamshack with 240vac mains extension from the house.
I selected three No. 2 awg aluminum lines (copper not commonly used
these days). These are approx 1/4-inch diameter.
That is rated for 90A (in
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On Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 6:28 AM Nate Bargmann wrote:
But the rules state the call is to be sent between the Prec
> and Check (years back I recall a software author from outside the US
> stating that the call in the
Jim -
Of course, that's what the various taps are for. But at the higher setting,
although the voltage was within the published "acceptable" range, 2
components in the power supply failed.
This was the second time it had been back for service - the first time they
discovered missing components
On 11/14/2022 9:36 AM, Jon Poland wrote:
My 12 year old house has 200 amp service. I don't know why. But since
building it, we have shifted to 90+% LED lighting, high efficiency
dishwasher, fridge, and clothes washer. My entire lighting load at any
given time is less than 120W. A smart
On 11/14/2022 6:38 AM, Lyn Norstad wrote:
I had mine set up, as Rick suggests - but when it was in for service, they
dropped it back a notch saying it was too high.
That's the difference between their mains wiring and yours. I'd stick
with what is highest, within range, at your QTH.
73,
Jon,
Then we disagree, I'm not brokenhearted, hi hi. But not entirely.
Lights are now (by law in places) LED but that is a trivial load in the
greater picture. Older homes often struggle with appliances, which
(conveniently) are now more efficient, using less load, BUT some are
still
I disagree with Rick. It is true that modern houses have more electric
capacity. But as homeowners shift to more efficient appliances and
lighting, electric loads (and bills) are consistently dropping. The one
trend that counters that though is that modern homes (at least in the US)
are
Too high at THEIR location.
Power company feeds, vary (not a lot but their load changes, they adjust).
House wiring varies and other devices on that circuit can cause other
variations too. Older homes (1950's and older) often have less capacity
than newer homes (didn't need it then). Today
Gordon -
I had mine set up, as Rick suggests - but when it was in for service, they
dropped it back a notch saying it was too high.
My readings now agree with yours.
73
Lyn, WØLEN
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