KAT500 Utility wakeup KAT500

[Dick Dievendorff-4]

The KAT500 Utility does need a little work to wake up a sleeping KAT500.

I'll try to get to it this week.

In the meantime, I'm using a command tester macro named "IDLE SLEEP OFF"
that sends ";;;SL0;SL;RV;"  I tap that macro key a few times until I see an
"SL0;" . This turns off idle sleep so you can load firmware and make
configuration changes that stick.  You can restore Idle sleep on with an
SL1; command or use the Edit Configuration dialog.

Alternatively, click "Test Communications" on the port tab and get back to
the firmware tab within 5 seconds and press "Send All Firmware".

73 de Dick, K6KR




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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Need volunteers to try an even better version of
KAT500 firmware (rev. 1.63) -- more accurate initial tunes

Apparently, the KAT500 Utility (v1.14.2.20) doesn't send the requisite "wake
up" commands.

As far as the coarse tuning speed, I would say that it is much faster than
1.58.  I erased all memories and tried tuning antennas where the SWR is over
5 (e.g. 18 on my 80 dipole) and the KAT500 was really quick in finding a
good match.





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[Stan Gibbs, KR7C]

I'm not bothered by the 28.004 birdie, so I'll just leave the sleep option disabled for now.  A wakeup fix will make things right as rain.

Thanks!