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*Easy...K3=500W transceiver.....it is online all the time...rarely use the
> Of course the KAT500 is on order! I placed my order over the phone the
> first day it became available, hihi!
> I just think the internal K3 ATU should not be tuned into the theoretical
> 50 ohm input of the KPA500. Aren't there internal losses through the ATU
> components that don't need to happen if the tuner is bypassed?
> I "assume" a firmware change could allow the ATU status to follow the OPER
> and STBY modes like the different power levels?
> Just wonder how everyone else has their K3/KPA500 set up?
>
> Mike AC6JA
>
>
>
> In a message dated 6/14/2012 2:02:49 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
>
[hidden email] writes:
>
> Yes, I was wondering how he was tuning with the amp on too...
> Of course we just need to sell him a KAT500!
> Keith WE6R
>
> On 6/14/2012 11:10 AM, iain macdonnell - N6ML wrote:
> > I think you're missing the point, Keith ... or maybe I am. If you tune
> > the KAT3 to match the amp, then it will not match the antenna when the
> > amp is out of line. Of course this somewhat begs the question; how is
> > the antenna being matched when the amp is active? Maybe it's close to
> > 2:1, which is still acceptable, but the original poster wants to use
> > the KAT3 to get a better match when operating barefoot...
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > ~iain / N6ML
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 10:42 AM, Keith<
[hidden email]> wrote:
> >> 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<
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> 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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