Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Operating Tip: Determining the ATU's L/C values and L-net configuration

2012-08-06 Thread Mike Morrow
Wayne wrote: You can't get L-network information via the menu. But you can send an AK; (ATU relay settings) command from the KX3 Utility Command Tester. The response format is AKaabbcc;, where: aa = inductance bitmap in ASCII hex format bb = capacitance bitmap in ASCII hex

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Operating Tip: Determining the ATU's L/C values and L-net configuration

2012-08-06 Thread Wayne Burdick
Mike Morrow wrote: That's all it takes to compute the effective L and C values. Good idea. I should also have pointed out that knowing the L and C values used doesn't necessarily tell you what your antenna impedance is. On higher bands, in particular, all ATUs have strays that make them

[Elecraft] KX3 Operating Tip: Determining the ATU's L/C values and L-net configuration

2012-08-02 Thread Wayne Burdick
Heinz (OE5EEP) wrote: The KXAT3 internal ATU works really great! I can match a dipole of 2x 6.8m with 7m of double-wire feedline erected as inverted V on all bands from 40 to 6m I wonder if there is a way to retrieve the L/C combinations and values used to achieve a match. Is this

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Operating Tip: Determining the ATU's L/C values and L-net configuration

2012-08-02 Thread Pierfrancesco Caci
Wayne == Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com writes: Wayne You can't get L-network information via the menu. But you can send an Wayne AK; (ATU relay settings) command from the KX3 Utility Command Wayne Tester. This command is intended for use during automated Wayne factory

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 Operating Tip: Determining the ATU's L/C values and L-net configuration

2012-08-02 Thread Wayne Burdick
Noted for a future release. Thanks, Wayne N6KR On Aug 2, 2012, at 11:39 AM, Pierfrancesco Caci wrote: Wayne == Wayne Burdick n...@elecraft.com writes: Wayne You can't get L-network information via the menu. But you can send an Wayne AK; (ATU relay settings) command from the KX3