You shouldn't have to touch either tune button in normal operation. After a tuner "training session", the ATU should follow the frequency of your K3, recalling memories without any button presses at all.
Additional K3/KAT500 integration along the lines of your suggestion is "on the list", but we first implemented a frequency advisory message that makes manual button presses mostly unnecessary in normal operation.
73 de Dick, K6KR
> On Jun 7, 2014, at 8:31, Mike Hagele AC6JA via Elecraft <
[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Is there any firmware in the works to get the K3/KAT500 ATU tune operation
> to work like the K2 and KX3?
> I use the ATU quite often and always find it frustrating to have to hit
> TUNE and wait for the match, and then have to hit TUNE again to bring the rig
> back into receive.
> It's nice that all you have to do on the K2 and KX3 with the internal
> ATU's is hit the TUNE button and it finds a match and automatically switches
> back to receive when it's done.
> Any info would be appreciated.
>
> Mike AC6JA
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