KAT500

[KD8NNU]

After reading the manual that was scanned in I noticed that when the unit is turned off that the antenna ports are not shorted together.

For my qth I like to shut down my station with my antenna switch the off position shorting my antennas to ground.  This in my mind is a good thing as it helps drain static from the system.  So I am thinking that if I get a KAT500 then I would have to add more switches one for each antenna.  

Am I correct in my thinking or are there better ideas how to get this accomplished.  Extra switches need extra coax which is more cost and a wee bit more loss.

Any thoughts, comments.

Thanks
Don


~73
Don
KD8NNU
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[ab2tc]

Hi,

My expectation and this is how it's been explained to me by the author of the KAT500 software is that when the tuner is not powered it will be in bypass mode. This is the way every other auto tuner I am aware of works.

AB2TC - Knut

goldtr8 wrote

After reading the manual that was scanned in I noticed that when the unit is turned off that the antenna ports are not shorted together.

For my qth I like to shut down my station with my antenna switch the off position shorting my antennas to ground.  This in my mind is a good thing as it helps drain static from the system.  So I am thinking that if I get a KAT500 then I would have to add more switches one for each antenna.  

Am I correct in my thinking or are there better ideas how to get this accomplished.  Extra switches need extra coax which is more cost and a wee bit more loss.

Any thoughts, comments.

Thanks
Don


~73
Don
KD8NNU
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[Rick Tavan N6XI]

When the tuner is powered off, the ANT1 port is connected to the
Transmitter port with no tuner L or C applied.

/Rick

On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 6:18 PM, ab2tc <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> My expectation and this is how it's been explained to me by the author of
> the KAT500 software is that when the tuner is not powered it will be in
> bypass mode. This is the way every other auto tuner I am aware of works.
>
> AB2TC - Knut
>
>
> goldtr8 wrote
> > After reading the manual that was scanned in I noticed that when the unit
> > is turned off that the antenna ports are not shorted together.
> >
> > For my qth I like to shut down my station with my antenna switch the off
> > position shorting my antennas to ground.  This in my mind is a good thing
> > as it helps drain static from the system.  So I am thinking that if I get
> > a KAT500 then I would have to add more switches one for each antenna.
> >
> > Am I correct in my thinking or are there better ideas how to get this
> > accomplished.  Extra switches need extra coax which is more cost and a
> wee
> > bit more loss.
> >
> > Any thoughts, comments.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Don
> >
> >
> > ~73
> > Don
> > KD8NNU
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[Phil Salas]

All three ports have gas discharge tubes and static bleed resistors.

Phil – AD5X
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[KD8NNU]

Thanks Phil,

I missed that part of the static bleed resistors.

Thanks

~73
Don
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500

All three ports have gas discharge tubes and static bleed resistors.

Phil – AD5X
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