Completing the K2 set, last night I finished the KAT100 tuner! I have
an attic dipole (for bad wx use) and a classic 135' Zepp strung over to
the woods perfectly placed about 145' from the house. So when the ant
tuner was done I hooked up each antenna to its two connectors.
But I had no signal coming in the connector with the Zepp. I used the
AT menus to test each relay & they all clicked. Hmmm, took the cover
off the AT, chose each antenna & checked relay K18 with an ohmmeter and
everything looked good for each ant. setting. Only then did it occur to
me to put the Zepp on the other connector which had been working fine
with the attic ant. Oh no, now neither connector was working. (Yes, I
was sleepy.) It was close to midnight and I figured I'd better stop
since I had to get up for work. That's when it dawned on me - I had
never connected the Zepp feedline to the line inside the house! :-P
My shoulders sagged and I groaned. So I connected the feedline, and
everything worked perfectly. Moral: it really isn't wise for me to do
much thinking around midnight! Maybe the story is a little entertaining
- though at the expense of my pride. :-)
By the way, what a great tuner! It makes matches my LDG never could,
and is so convenient to use with the tight integration to the K2.
Mike AB3AP, sleepy at work
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