KPA1500 ATU

[K9MA]

After "training" the ATU across part of the band and, I think, setting
up the K3 so it should track, I notice some strange behavior.  As I tune
to a different segment of the band, and stop, there's a delay or a
second or so before the ATU relays switch. Other times, even though it's
already been tuned to the new frequency, it doesn't switch until
transmission starts which, of course, garbles the first character.  Am I
doing something wrong, or have others notice this behavior?  I assumed
that once the ATU has been tuned to each band segment, it would switch
as soon as the K3 was tuned to a new segment (if necessary), so it would
be ready to go when transmission starts.

73,

Scott K9MA

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[Buck]

After you've trained the ATU, switch it to manual mode

k4ia, Buck
K3# 101
Honor Roll  8B DXCC
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On 5/21/2018 11:43 PM, K9MA wrote:

> After "training" the ATU across part of the band and, I think, setting
> up the K3 so it should track, I notice some strange behavior.  As I tune
> to a different segment of the band, and stop, there's a delay or a
> second or so before the ATU relays switch. Other times, even though it's
> already been tuned to the new frequency, it doesn't switch until
> transmission starts which, of course, garbles the first character.  Am I
> doing something wrong, or have others notice this behavior?  I assumed
> that once the ATU has been tuned to each band segment, it would switch
> as soon as the K3 was tuned to a new segment (if necessary), so it would
> be ready to go when transmission starts.
>
> 73,
>
> Scott K9MA
>

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[K9MA]

I'll try that, but I suspect the delay in switching the ATU will
persist.  I'd like the option to turn off that delay, so the beginning
of my call isn't cut off.

73,
Scott K9MA

On 5/22/2018 07:13, Buck wrote:

> After you've trained the ATU, switch it to manual mode
>
> k4ia, Buck
> K3# 101
> Honor Roll  8B DXCC
> EasyWayHamBooks.com
>
> On 5/21/2018 11:43 PM, K9MA wrote:
>> After "training" the ATU across part of the band and, I think,
>> setting up the K3 so it should track, I notice some strange
>> behavior.  As I tune to a different segment of the band, and stop,
>> there's a delay or a second or so before the ATU relays switch. Other
>> times, even though it's already been tuned to the new frequency, it
>> doesn't switch until transmission starts which, of course, garbles
>> the first character.  Am I doing something wrong, or have others
>> notice this behavior?  I assumed that once the ATU has been tuned to
>> each band segment, it would switch as soon as the K3 was tuned to a
>> new segment (if necessary), so it would be ready to go when
>> transmission starts.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Scott K9MA
>>
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