Posted by
wayne burdick on
Feb 24, 2012; 4:32pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/high-power-tuner-tp7314904p7315302.html
We're just making sure performance is as good as possible. (The stakes
are even higher in a QRO tuner.)
The most recent prototype worked great, in general, but on 6 meters we
felt the loss was a fraction of a dB too high. The PCB layout has
been changed to cut the RF path length and strays by a factor of two,
which should do the trick. We'll receive these boards in a week or so
and should have test results a week after that. This suggests that we
could have some field test units out in mid/late-March.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Feb 24, 2012, at 8:23 AM, Bill Hammond wrote:
>
> Hi Ian,
> Many of us are in that boat. I don't believe the KTA500 is
> vaperware. I'm just cooling my heals for the reason you cited,
> unreliable products from the competition. I want good products and
> great support from people that care about their customers. That is
> worth the wait, even if it is until the end of the year. Heck the
> K3 tuner will load a hairpin, I would expect the KTA500 will as
> well. If I just couldn't wait any longer ,I think I would find a
> manual tuner to hold me over (one that had a good resale value). :)
> 73,
> Bill
> AK5X
>
>
>
>
> On Feb 24, 2012, at 8:05 AM, Ian Kahn wrote:
>
>> All,
>>
>> I find myself finally admitting that I need an antenna tuner that
>> supports
>> high power. I run a K3/P3 combo with an Ameritron AL-811H amp.
>> Since we
>> are still waiting on word about pricing and release date for the
>> KAT500, I
>> find myself looking at other alternatives for a 1 - 1.5 KW auto
>> tuner.
>> What are others using? Several people I know have had issues with
>> the LDG
>> AT-1000PRO, so I probably want to stay away from that one.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for the advice.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> -- Ian
>> Ian Kahn, KM4IK
>> Roswell, GA EM74ua
>>
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