Re: Any way to automatically bypass K3 ATU when using KPA500?

Posted by KeithWE6R on Jun 14, 2012; 5:42pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/Any-way-to-automatically-bypass-K3-ATU-when-using-KPA500-tp7557636p7557642.html

If you have the optional Aux cable, set the K3 power set to "Per Band",
then you can have different power levels depending on the OPerat or
Stndby mode of the KPA500. You will just have to go thru once and set
the levels to get 500 out (and whatever you want for Stndby).
The KAT3 is never really bypassed, it is just put into default settings
that are matched for a dummy load.
I would tune the ATU into the amp and leave it on.
Keith WE6R

On 6/14/2012 10:00 AM, iain macdonnell - N6ML wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 7:51 AM, Don Putnick<[hidden email]>  wrote:
>> Just out of curiosity, any particular reason you want to bypass the K3 ATU?
> Presumably because any stored match settings would be impertinent when
> feeding the amp, vs. feeding the antenna(e) directly.
>
> The real question is; why would you ever want to operate without the
> amp?? *grin*
>
>      ~iain / N6ML
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