Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 Tuner antenna selection stuck in #2 position

2021-06-14 Thread Mike Harris via Elecraft
I wish more would do the honour of letting the list know the cure. Regards, Mike VP8NO On 14/06/2021 13:18, Michael K Bottles via Elecraft wrote: No worries Lance, I hate to tell you how often I have performed “Operator Error”! Kim - K7IM Sent from my iPad On Jun 14, 2021, at 09:16, Lance

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 Tuner antenna selection stuck in #2 position

2021-06-14 Thread Michael K Bottles via Elecraft
utotuner. Currently tuning a doublet, but will be > tuning a longer wire soon (most likely a loop). > > Lance > KK4DX > > -- Original Message -- > From: "Andy Durbin" > To: "Lance HP" > Sent: 6/14/2021 11:03:49 AM > Subject: Re: Re[4]: [Elecraft] KAT

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 Tuner antenna selection stuck in #2 position

2021-06-14 Thread Lance HP
AM Subject: Re: Re[4]: [Elecraft] KAT500 Tuner antenna selection stuck in #2 position With the configuration shown all antennas should have been selectable on 160 m. I assume your did not make a screen shot with band selected to the band that exhibited the problem. Having the same enabled anten

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 Tuner antenna selection stuck in #2 position

2021-06-14 Thread Andy Durbin
""Last resort" tried and in the factory default configuration, the antenna ports are changeable." Good to know it isn't a hardware problem. Can your please take a screen shot of the configuration/antenna tab with "band" selected to a band that exhibits the problem. Email direct to me or post a

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 Tuner antenna selection stuck in #2 position

2021-06-14 Thread Lance HP
4/2021 9:53:52 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 Tuner antenna selection stuck in #2 position "haven't tried to erase all my settings and revert back to factory default settings...yet. I was only going to do that as a last resort." There is no reason this should be "last resor

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 Tuner antenna selection stuck in #2 position

2021-06-14 Thread Andy Durbin
"haven't tried to erase all my settings and revert back to factory default settings...yet. I was only going to do that as a last resort." There is no reason this should be "last resort". Save the current configuration, test with factory default configuration, then restore saved configuration.

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 Tuner antenna selection stuck in #2 position

2021-06-14 Thread Lance HP
. There are no relay clicks from this action. Lance, KK4DX -- Original Message -- From: "Phil Hystad" To: "kk4dx" Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: 6/13/2021 12:46:57 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 Tuner antenna selection stuck in #2 position I have had a similar pr

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 Tuner antenna selection stuck in #2 position

2021-06-14 Thread Lance HP
, KK4DX -- Original Message -- From: "Andy Durbin" To: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net" Sent: 6/13/2021 8:40:30 PM Subject: [Elecraft] KAT500 Tuner antenna selection stuck in #2 position "I cannot change the antenna selector via the front panel of the KAT500 or the

[Elecraft] KAT500 Tuner antenna selection stuck in #2 position

2021-06-13 Thread Andy Durbin
"I cannot change the antenna selector via the front panel of the KAT500 or the utility software." What was the KAT500 mode when you observed this problem? There is a known firmware defect that may prevent enabled antennas being selected when mode is BYP. The same problem does not exist if

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 Tuner antenna selection stuck in #2 position

2021-06-13 Thread Phil Hystad via Elecraft
I have had a similar problem and in my case I was not looking at the right spot for adjusting the antennas. There are two different spots when using the KAT500 utility. The Operate menu selection and then also the Configuration\Antennas selection. In my case, the Operate page would not let me

[Elecraft] KAT500 Tuner antenna selection stuck in #2 position

2021-06-13 Thread kk4dx
Anyone have this happen to them? I cannot change the antenna selector via the front panel of the KAT500 or the utility software. The utility software is working as I can remotely cycle through the modes, but the antenna selector is stuck. All antenna positions are checked (enabled) in the utility