Re: Auto antenna select

Posted by Rick Tavan N6XI on Dec 19, 2014; 6:10pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/Auto-antenna-select-tp7596100p7596163.html

Yes, I use my KPA500/KAT500 pair remotely. The driver is a K3, so I don't
need RF-sensed band and antenna switching, but it should work fine with a
non-K3 driver.

I rely mainly on antenna switching external to the KAT, but its three
antenna ports are adequate for many stations without the added complexity
of external switching.

For remote control, I recommend KPA500 Remote and KAT500 Remote, available
on the Elecraft Web site. They provide functionally complete and
graphically attractive on-screen interfaces. Although they can be used
locally at the radio site, they also support a client-server mode in which
the server runs at the radio site and the client runs at the control site.
That requires a computer at both sites, of course. If you don't believe in
having a computer active at the radio site, you can also run them in local
mode at the control site only, using remote serial ports at the radio site.

Your idea of pre-programming the KAT before operating remotely is a good
one. I recommend using MAN mode after that. Relying on AUTO mode makes me
nervous, especially when I'm not present to hear the relays clanking.

GL & 73,

/Rick N6XI

On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 7:27 PM, Va3ied <[hidden email]> wrote:

>
> I recently purchased the kat500....and love it. Has anyone programmed their
> freq and antenna ports and then used it remotely? As I understand it, after
> sensing rf the unit will switch to the correct antenna and tune it? It
> does.
> To require any other connections?
>
> 73
> Scott
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