Run that by me one more time:

[n0jrn]

OK K2 gurus,   help me satisfy my curiosity.

I'm about to install the KAT2  in a rig that has revision
1.04D  firmware.  The KAT2 manual says this tuner
will work with 1.04 but recommends 1.05 or better to
to take full advantage of the tuners features.

Simple question:

Will the KAT2 operate satisfactory using 1.04D ??

What features will be gained by upgrading the firmware ??

Thanks gang:

72     Jerry       N0JRN
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[Don Wilhelm-3]

It has been a long time, and my memory may be fuzzy, but I recall that the
major firmware change to support the KAT2 was the change the automatically
throttled the power back to 2 watts when pressing TUNE.  Keeping the power
lower extends the life of the relays by minimizing the current that they
have to switch while searching for a match.

That may be the difference between level 1.04 and 1.05, but I can't say for
certain.

73,
Don W3FPR

> -----Original Message-----
>
> OK K2 gurus,   help me satisfy my curiosity.
>
> I'm about to install the KAT2  in a rig that has revision
> 1.04D  firmware.  The KAT2 manual says this tuner
> will work with 1.04 but recommends 1.05 or better to
> to take full advantage of the tuners features.
>
> Simple question:
>
> Will the KAT2 operate satisfactory using 1.04D ??
>
> What features will be gained by upgrading the firmware ??
>
> Thanks gang:
>
> 72     Jerry       N0JRN
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[wayne burdick]

n0jrn wrote:
>

> I'm about to install the KAT2  in a rig that has revision
> 1.04D  firmware.  The KAT2 manual says this tuner
> will work with 1.04 but recommends 1.05 or better to
> to take full advantage of the tuners features.
>
> Simple question:
>
> Will the KAT2 operate satisfactory using 1.04D ??
>
> What features will be gained by upgrading the firmware ??
>

Hi Jerry,

Rev 1.05 of the K2 firmware added two new ATU features:

-  Holding DISPLAY and TUNE switches together forces ATU into POUT mode
    temporarily. This is useful when you want to do TUNE at full power
    but not kick off an ATU re-tune.

-  Automatic power reduction to 3W in both AUTO & ALT modes.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

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