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Re: Automatic 1:1/4:1 Balun switching under K3 control?

Posted by James C. Hall, MD-2 on Dec 20, 2007; 8:58pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/K3-operating-tip-Viewing-and-manually-adjusting-ATU-L-C-settings-tp457283p457294.html

It could be that the relay could be switched by sending DC voltage up
the coax, particularly if the balun is a good distance from the radio -
much like turning on a pre-amp on the mast.

73, Jamie
WB4YDL



wayne burdick wrote:

> Leigh wrote:
>
>> This is great! I had been meaning to ask because I have use a
>> switchable BL2 ony my big loop and had no way of knowing what the
>> KAT3 was doing in the 1:1 and 4:1 positions, other than how long it
>> took to find a match.
>
> This is certainly one excellent use of the KAT3's LCSET mode, Leigh.
>
> You've also given me an idea for a "BL3": Same as the BL2 but with a
> relay rather than a switch for selecting 1:1 vs. 4:1. We could then
> use one of the K3's spare output lines (say DIGOUT1) to switch the
> relay under firmware control, per-band. There would be one wire
> running from the AUX I/O connector to the BL3, and you'd need to power
> the relay from the K3's switched 12 VDC accessory output.
>
> If this is of interest, I'll ask the BL2's designer to take a look at
> it. I have the same problem myself, so I already want two :)
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>> On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:55 am, wayne burdick wrote:
>>>
>>> If you're ever curious about the actual L and C values used in the
>>> matching network, you can check them using a special setting of the
>>> KAT3 menu entry (in the CONFIG menu). Just set KAT3 to LCSET, then
>>> exit the menu. Next, tap "ATU TUNE". This will display the present L
>>> and C values.
>>
>>
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