Check SWR without tuner

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Check SWR without tuner

JOHN MCBRIDE
I am the new owner of the Elecraft K3 and there is a lot to learn. The first question is how to check the SWR without the ATU so the antenna can be as close to resonance as possible (other than an external SWR meter)?
John NL7NK
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Re: Check SWR without tuner

k6dgw
Hold the ATU TUNE/ATU switch until it says BYPASS.  That takes the ATU
out of the RF path.  If you don't have SWR on the left of the bottom
line of the S-Meter, hold DISP/METER to switch to it.  Press key, read SWR.

73,
Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

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