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Jon Kåre Hellan

KAT500 - how loud when tuning?

I've got the LDG AT-600Pro. It does what I need it to do, but it's
awfully loud when it cannot recall a setting from memory. How much
noise does the KAT500 make?

73
Jon LA4RT
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Klaus Koppendorfer

Re: KAT500 - how loud when tuning?

I also had LDG600pro and changed to KAT500
Kat500 is at least half silent as LDG or technical minus 3 db hi hi

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Klaus
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Betreff: [Elecraft] KAT500 - how loud when tuning?

I've got the LDG AT-600Pro. It does what I need it to do, but it's
awfully loud when it cannot recall a setting from memory. How much
noise does the KAT500 make?

73
Jon LA4RT
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N0AZZ

Re: KAT500 - how loud when tuning?

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I had a LDG AT-1000 Pro and it sounded like a coffee can with a dozen
marbles in it being shaken when tuning, my KAT500 is very quite compared to
it.

73,
Fred/N0AZZ
K3 Ser #'s 6730/5299--KX3 # 2573--K2/100--KAT100
P3/SVGA--KPA500--KAT500--W2

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Subject: [Elecraft] KAT500 - how loud when tuning?

I've got the LDG AT-600Pro. It does what I need it to do, but it's awfully
loud when it cannot recall a setting from memory. How much noise does the
KAT500 make?

73
Jon LA4RT
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W5RDW

Re: KAT500 - how loud when tuning?

Compared to the MFJ 998 I had sometime ago, the KAT500 sounds like a mouse picking away at the sheet rock up in the ceiling! It is quite and once it learns its environment, it makes one click and you are ready to go.

Roger W5RDW

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Re: KAT500 - how loud when tuning?

In reply to this post by Jon Kåre Hellan

You can hear it, and it's louder than the KAT3 100W tuner in the K3, but
it's quieter than any other high-powered auto-tuner I've used. I have 3
antennas, all multi-band [but not all the same bands]. I went through
all the segments on all bands, and tuned the appropriate antennas
[KAT500 "remembers" settings on a frequency/antenna basis].

For each band, one antenna is designated "preferred," and if another
will also work on that band, it is secondary. Antennas that don't work
on a particular band are disabled in the tuner. It's really slick and I
don't think I've run an auto-tune cycle in months. Just QSY and hit the
key. Where I have two antennas, I can switch instantly between them
just by tapping the ANT switch.

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2013 Cal QSO Party 5-6 Oct 2013
- www.cqp.org

On 5/24/2013 3:04 AM, Jon Hellan wrote:
> I've got the LDG AT-600Pro. It does what I need it to do, but it's
> awfully loud when it cannot recall a setting from memory. How much
> noise does the KAT500 make?

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george fritkin

Re: KAT500 - how loud when tuning?

It is not nearly quiet as my Palstar auto

George,W6GF

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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 - how loud when tuning?

You can hear it, and it's louder than the KAT3 100W tuner in the K3, but
it's quieter than any other high-powered auto-tuner I've used. I have 3
antennas, all multi-band [but not all the same bands]. I went through
all the segments on all bands, and tuned the appropriate antennas
[KAT500 "remembers" settings on a frequency/antenna basis].

For each band, one antenna is designated "preferred," and if another
will also work on that band, it is secondary. Antennas that don't work
on a particular band are disabled in the tuner. It's really slick and I
don't think I've run an auto-tune cycle in months. Just QSY and hit the
key. Where I have two antennas, I can switch instantly between them
just by tapping the ANT switch.

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2013 Cal QSO Party 5-6 Oct 2013
- www.cqp.org

On 5/24/2013 3:04 AM, Jon Hellan wrote:
> I've got the LDG AT-600Pro. It does what I need it to do, but it's
> awfully loud when it cannot recall a setting from memory. How much
> noise does the KAT500 make?

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Gary Gregory-2

Re: KAT500 - how loud when tuning?

Regardless of the 'rattle' of the kat500, once done on all bands needed,
the result is you only get a 'click' on band change and qsy if a new bin
memory is asserted.

Other than those instances the kat500 is quiet.

Not sure what all the fuss is about...it is what it is.....:-)

73

On 25 May 2013 07:01, george fritkin <[hidden email]> wrote:

> It is not nearly quiet as my Palstar auto
>
> George,W6GF
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Fred Jensen <[hidden email]>
> To: [hidden email]
> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 1:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 - how loud when tuning?
>
>
> You can hear it, and it's louder than the KAT3 100W tuner in the K3, but
> it's quieter than any other high-powered auto-tuner I've used. I have 3
> antennas, all multi-band [but not all the same bands]. I went through
> all the segments on all bands, and tuned the appropriate antennas
> [KAT500 "remembers" settings on a frequency/antenna basis].
>
> For each band, one antenna is designated "preferred," and if another
> will also work on that band, it is secondary. Antennas that don't work
> on a particular band are disabled in the tuner. It's really slick and I
> don't think I've run an auto-tune cycle in months. Just QSY and hit the
> key. Where I have two antennas, I can switch instantly between them
> just by tapping the ANT switch.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred K6DGW
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 2013 Cal QSO Party 5-6 Oct 2013
> - www.cqp.org
>
> On 5/24/2013 3:04 AM, Jon Hellan wrote:
> > I've got the LDG AT-600Pro. It does what I need it to do, but it's
> > awfully loud when it cannot recall a setting from memory. How much
> > noise does the KAT500 make?
>
>
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N0AZZ

Re: KAT500 - how loud when tuning?

I agree with George about the new Palstar HF-Auto..... but it has stepper
motors and costs $1500 also not the same class of tuner plus it's a legal
limit tuner.

73,
Fred/N0AZZ
K3 Ser #'s 6730/5299--KX3 # 2573--K2/100--KAT100
P3/SVGA--KPA500--KAT500--W2

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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 - how loud when tuning?

Regardless of the 'rattle' of the kat500, once done on all bands needed, the
result is you only get a 'click' on band change and qsy if a new bin memory
is asserted.

Other than those instances the kat500 is quiet.

Not sure what all the fuss is about...it is what it is.....:-)

73

On 25 May 2013 07:01, george fritkin <[hidden email]> wrote:

> It is not nearly quiet as my Palstar auto
>
> George,W6GF
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Fred Jensen <[hidden email]>
> To: [hidden email]
> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 1:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 - how loud when tuning?
>
>
> You can hear it, and it's louder than the KAT3 100W tuner in the K3,
> but it's quieter than any other high-powered auto-tuner I've used. I
> have 3 antennas, all multi-band [but not all the same bands]. I went
> through all the segments on all bands, and tuned the appropriate
> antennas
> [KAT500 "remembers" settings on a frequency/antenna basis].
>
> For each band, one antenna is designated "preferred," and if another
> will also work on that band, it is secondary. Antennas that don't
> work on a particular band are disabled in the tuner. It's really
> slick and I don't think I've run an auto-tune cycle in months. Just
> QSY and hit the key. Where I have two antennas, I can switch
> instantly between them just by tapping the ANT switch.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred K6DGW
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 2013 Cal QSO Party 5-6 Oct 2013
> - www.cqp.org
>
> On 5/24/2013 3:04 AM, Jon Hellan wrote:
> > I've got the LDG AT-600Pro. It does what I need it to do, but it's
> > awfully loud when it cannot recall a setting from memory. How much
> > noise does the KAT500 make?
>
>
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