Re: [Elecraft] KAT500, KPA500, KAT3 - tests done

2014-01-11 Thread XE3/K5ENS
It's for this reason alone, *regardless of performance*, that as the financial picture dictates, I will switch all my HF gear out to Elecraft. You really are drinking to much Kool-Aid! Keith -- View this message in context:

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500, KPA500, KAT3 - tests done

2014-01-11 Thread Stephen Selberg
Probably. But customer service goes a long way in my book. Good thing Elecraft has great performing products and awesome customer service. May I have another glass please?? On Saturday, January 11, 2014, XE3/K5ENS wrote: It's for this reason alone, *regardless of performance*, that as the

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500, KPA500, KAT3 - tests done

2014-01-10 Thread Arie Kleingeld PA3A
Bill, Thanks for sharing this. Anyway, stray rf or no stray rf, it must be solved. We'll see what the engineers of Elecraft come up with. 73 Arie PA3A Bill W2BLC schreef op 10-1-2014 13:09: snip Just for grins, I connected my faithful properly designed mil-spec 50 Ohm dummy load to

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500, KPA500, KAT3 - tests done

2014-01-10 Thread Wayne Burdick
Just for grins, I connected my faithful properly designed mil-spec 50 Ohm dummy load to antenna output connector #3 on the KAT500….. Hi Bill, We're making major improvements, all in firmware, as you noted. Our staff members who have full K-Lines at home are doing extensive testing to make

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500, KPA500, KAT3 - tests done

2014-01-10 Thread AG0N-3055
On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 10:33:35 -0700, Gary McDuffie mcduf...@actcom.net wrote: On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 07:09:42 -0500, Bill W2BLC wrote: I have talked to a couple of local hams with K-Lines about the problem. They have experienced the same KAT500 retuning problem, but wrote it off as the tuner

Re: [Elecraft] KAT500, KPA500, KAT3 - tests done

2014-01-10 Thread Stephen Selberg
Although I don't have a KPA500 (still dreaming as I have to buy diapers), I feel for those experiencing the problem. With that said, it just goes to show Elecraft's dedication to it's customers to try and solve whatever might be causing the issue. I don't know of any other product line,