KAT3

[Gary Gregory-3]

I have been carefully reading the instructions on the configuration and use
of the KAT3 and I am a little puzzled by what I have found.

I was surprised to find that the KAT3 does not track the VFO on receive. I
wonder if there is a reason for this?

Has there been any thought on perhaps an upgrade of the KAT3 in the future?

I have mono band antennas but the band edges are sometimes a little higher
than say the band centre and CW portions. Tracking on receive is something I
have become used to with previous radios.

Still learning how this radio works, all reports so far have been
exceptionally good. i just had a QSO with a station who asked me if I would
like to swap it for his SteppIR beam and an FT1000...been there, done that,
the K3 stays.

Cheers all,
Gary
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Hi Gary,
I just used my KX1 on a mini trip. Used a endfedz dipole for 80/40/20. Worked great with the kx1. Used a small coax from the rig and ran the dipole up into a low tree using my shoe as a weight to get it up there HI HI. (got the shoe back ). the dipole is about 80ft long. and I had a very low swr with the rig.
You can check it out on web.

http://www.parelectronics.com/pdf/EF10-20-40.pdf



Don...w2xb

Gary Gregory-3 wrote

I have been carefully reading the instructions on the configuration and use
of the KAT3 and I am a little puzzled by what I have found.

I was surprised to find that the KAT3 does not track the VFO on receive. I
wonder if there is a reason for this?

Has there been any thought on perhaps an upgrade of the KAT3 in the future?

I have mono band antennas but the band edges are sometimes a little higher
than say the band centre and CW portions. Tracking on receive is something I
have become used to with previous radios.

Still learning how this radio works, all reports so far have been
exceptionally good. i just had a QSO with a station who asked me if I would
like to swap it for his SteppIR beam and an FT1000...been there, done that,
the K3 stays.

Cheers all,
Gary
#679
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