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KAT Problems

Paul Ecker
I am experiencing some strange behavior on my KAT500. Station is Flex 6600,
KAT500 and KPA500. Three antennas hooked to KAT: 1) Hex Beam  2) 6-80 EFHW
 3) 160M Inverted L. In KAT Utility, ant 3 only enabled for 160. Ant 2 only
configured for 40M. Two “problems”:

First, With radio on 160M -KAT won't switch to ant 3, even after keying
radio.

Second: Using the “train” the tuner” procedure in the KAT manual, it will
not go into the tuning process on 40M. It will on other bands (except 160M
which it won’t switch to).

Any ideas in what may be going on here or a remedy ?

73

Paul

W2eck
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Re: KAT Problems

Bob McGraw - K4TAX
I operate my KAT500 in the MANUAL mode all of the time.   To do the
training, I select the ANT of choice, apply about 10 watts of RF and
press TUNE on the KAT500.   Then move to the next frequency on the same
band and do the same thing.  On 160M I resolve a match every 25 kHz.  
On 80M I resolve a match every 50 kHz.  On all other bands, 100 kHz.

Once you finish with that antenna and the frequencies you wish to use,
switch to the 2nd antenna and do the same thing.

Once you finish with that antenna and the frequencies you wish to use,
switch to the 3rd antenna and do the same thing.

That should do it.  As to the Utility, I have all antennas activated. 
Check your settings in the KAT Utility.

73

Bob, K4TAX


On 6/1/2019 12:06 PM, Paul Ecker wrote:

> I am experiencing some strange behavior on my KAT500. Station is Flex 6600,
> KAT500 and KPA500. Three antennas hooked to KAT: 1) Hex Beam  2) 6-80 EFHW
>   3) 160M Inverted L. In KAT Utility, ant 3 only enabled for 160. Ant 2 only
> configured for 40M. Two “problems”:
>
> First, With radio on 160M -KAT won't switch to ant 3, even after keying
> radio.
>
> Second: Using the “train” the tuner” procedure in the KAT manual, it will
> not go into the tuning process on 40M. It will on other bands (except 160M
> which it won’t switch to).
>
> Any ideas in what may be going on here or a remedy ?
>
> 73
>
> Paul
>
> W2eck
> ______________________________________________________________
> Elecraft mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
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>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
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