K3 Internal Tuner

[WY2E]

Anyone know how to read the settings of the K3 internal ATU after a tune
cycle. I want to compare to my KAT500.


TNX 73 Fred, WY2E
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[Dick Dievendorff-4]

It’s described in the KAT3 menu entry on page 56 of the K3 Owner’s Manual. You can set L, C, and Cs / Ct, and you can read the values the ATU has currently, for example right after it has completed tuning.


73 de Dick, K6KR


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> Anyone know how to read the settings of the K3 internal ATU after a tune
> cycle. I want to compare to my KAT500.
>
>
> TNX 73 Fred, WY2E
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[Cady, Fred]

Hi Fred

Reading the L and C ATU Values
1.      Select LC SEt in the CONFIG menu.
2.      Tap MENU to exit.
3.      Tap ATU TUNE; VFO A shows the capacitance (CA indicates the capacitance on the antenna side, Ct on the transmitter side). VFO B shows the inductance.
4.      Tap MENU to exit.
Manually Setting L and C Values
1.      Select LC SEt in the CONFIG menu.
2.      Tap MENU to exit.
3.      Tap ATU TUNE; VFO A shows the capacitance (CA indicates the capacitance on the antenna side, Ct on the transmitter side). VFO B shows the inductance.
4.      Tune VFO A to change the capacitance; VFO B to change the inductance. Tap ANT to toggle between CA and Ct.
5.      Tapping CLR clears the stored LC data for the present band.

Fred Cady KE7X
"The Elecraft K3: Design, Configuration and Operation 2nd ed"
"The Elecraft KX3 - Going for the Summit"
www.ke7x.com or www.lulu.com
(Coming soon: "The Elecraft KPA500 and KAT500 - the K-Line Dream Station")

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> Anyone know how to read the settings of the K3 internal ATU after a
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>
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> TNX 73 Fred, WY2E
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