Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Antenna Tuner Settings

2016-07-25 Thread John Oppenheimer
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Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Antenna Tuner Settings

2016-07-25 Thread John Oppenheimer
On 07/25/2016 04:12 PM, thelastdb wrote: > Hi Bob, > Which tab is that under? > Myron WVØHPrinted on Recycled Data Original message From: > Bob N3MNT <b...@hogbytes.com> Date: 7/25/2016 3:05 PM (GMT-07:00) To: > elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecra

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Antenna Tuner Settings

2016-07-25 Thread thelastdb
Hi Bob, Which tab is that under? Myron WVØHPrinted on Recycled Data  Original message From: Bob N3MNT <b...@hogbytes.com> Date: 7/25/2016 3:05 PM (GMT-07:00) To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Antenna Tuner Settings Connect the KX3 utility it wil

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Antenna Tuner Settings

2016-07-25 Thread Bob N3MNT
Connect the KX3 utility it will show you the exact values the tuner has chosen to match the antenna. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-Antenna-Tuner-Settings-tp7620648p7620664.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Antenna Tuner Settings

2016-07-25 Thread Bill Conkling
I’m sorry, but I understood that Jay is looking to interrogate the ATU in the KX3 for the settings that the tuner made to match the antenna, And unfortunately this feature is only available on the K3(s) KAT3(A). i thought it was also available the KX3 ATU. maybe in a futeure FW release. …bc

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Antenna Tuner Settings

2016-07-25 Thread Jim Brown
On Mon,7/25/2016 11:37 AM, Kevin - K4VD wrote: ​I think SWR is not a good indication of which antenna is better. As Wes mentioned, a 50 ohm dummy load has a near perfect match and is about the worse possible antenna. Absolutely right. A dipole fed with 600 ohm ladder line provides a terrible

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Antenna Tuner Settings

2016-07-25 Thread Kevin - K4VD
​I think SWR is not a good indication of which antenna is better. As Wes mentioned, a 50 ohm dummy load has a near perfect match and is about the worse possible antenna. A dipole fed with 600 ohm ladder line provides a terrible match before the BALUN (and sometimes after) but generally is a fine

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Antenna Tuner Settings

2016-07-25 Thread Wes Stewart
Your dummy load would always be the better match. So why select any other load? Now if you want to communicate, you should probably select the antenna that provides the best gain/lowest noise, etc and NOT worry so much about the match. On 7/25/2016 10:06 AM, Jay Sissom wrote: Is there any

[Elecraft] KX3 Antenna Tuner Settings

2016-07-25 Thread Jay Sissom
Is there any way to determine the settings that the antenna tuner determined were necessary for an antenna? I would like to be able to move my antenna around and determine which one is a better match for the frequency being used. It would be awesome to do this with just the radio instead of