JT,
Unless you have somehow placed the W1 between the K2 and the *input* to
the KAT2 (not an easy feat), you will not see any reduction of SWR on
the antenna transmission line.
The KAT2 (or any tuner for that matter) does not change the antenna, it
just adds inductance and capacity to reduce
On 10/5/07, Tree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Perfectly expected. The KAT2 is inside the K2 - and is just matching your
> bad SWR to the finals. The bad SWR is still there outside the radio.
Yeah, I thought of this just after I posted. Sometimes I don't get it
til I actually write out the probl
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
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.
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