[Elecraft] K3 - Interface to MFJ 998 Auto Tuner

2008-07-01 Thread Bob
Does anyone have experience with the K3 and MFJ 998 Auto Ant Tuner. This would apply primarily to the use of an external HF Amplifier, since the K3 is equipped with an excellent low power tuner. MFJ supports cabling for the Kenwood AT-300 Radio Interface. Is this compatible with the K3

[Elecraft] K3 - Interface to MFJ 998 Auto Tuner

2008-07-01 Thread Dave G4AON
Bob you need an Elecraft interface from MFJ... The Kenwood signalling is specific to Kenwood. That's an issue for MFJ! I sometimes use an MFJ 993 with my K3, I have the K3 TUNE power level set at 9 Watts which is fine for a steady carrier to prompt the MFJ into tuning up. The reason for using

[Elecraft] K3 - Interface to MFJ 998 Auto Tuner

2008-07-01 Thread Phil Debbie Salas
I use my K3 with a MFJ-998 and Ameritron ALS-600. The K3 doesn't have an input YET that puts it in the low power CW tune mode. I understand this is planned. Once this happens it will be easy to make an interface cable from the MFJ-998 to the K3. Currently I just feed the K3 amp-key output