K3 Internal Tuner Question

[John Dziedziejko]

Thanks for the responses, will take the Palstar out and hook the antenna
directly to the K3 and go by the K3's swr meter and power output
indications.

Best regards,

John W9QP


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[GW0ETF]

John,

No harm to leave the external meter in line, just don't use it's readings..

I have a Palstar ATU in line for when I use my amp with my multi-band doublet. When the amp is not switched in I'll often bypass the ATU and use the KAT3. The swr meter in the Palstar atu is still in-line however and will indicate forward and reflected powers consistent with whatever swr is on the line between the KAT3 and antenna; the swr reading on the K3 is all that matters in this case but the external meter is not doing any harm....

73,

Stewart, GW0ETF

John Dziedziejko wrote

Thanks for the responses, will take the Palstar out and hook the antenna
directly to the K3 and go by the K3's swr meter and power output
indications.

Best regards,

John W9QP


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[David Bunte]

I also have a meter between my K3 and my antenna.  The AWESOME tuner in the K3 keeps the radio happy, while the external meter will show, at a glance if there has been any significant change in the antenna itself.
Dave - K9FN

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GW0ETF <[hidden email]> wrote:

>John,
>
>No harm to leave the external meter in line, just don't use it's readings..
>
>I have a Palstar ATU in line for when I use my amp with my multi-band
>doublet. When the amp is not switched in I'll often bypass the ATU and use
>the KAT3. The swr meter in the Palstar atu is still in-line however and will
>indicate forward and reflected powers consistent with whatever swr is on the
>line between the KAT3 and antenna; the swr reading on the K3 is all that
>matters in this case but the external meter is not doing any harm....
>
>73,
>
>Stewart, GW0ETF
>
>
>John Dziedziejko wrote
>>
>> Thanks for the responses, will take the Palstar out and hook the antenna
>> directly to the K3 and go by the K3's swr meter and power output
>> indications.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> John W9QP
>>
>>
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[Barry Garratt]

John,

The VSWR will still be the same as you read on Palstar. What you are seeing
on the K3 is the VSWR being presented to the K3 PA stage. It's not the
actual VSWR on the system as a whole. That VSWR is what the Palstar is
seeing.

Barry KS7DX


-----Original Message-----
From: John Dziedziejko [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2012 8:37 PM
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Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Internal Tuner Question

Thanks for the responses, will take the Palstar out and hook the antenna
directly to the K3 and go by the K3's swr meter and power output
indications.

Best regards,

John W9QP




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