Not if you can curb your excitement long enough for the antenna to finish tuning. IMHO the time is well spent listening before tromping the footswitch anyway. I've never damaged my SteppIR that way.
73, Mike NF4L On 5/9/12 11:59 PM, WE5ST wrote: > Do I need to use the Key Line Interrupter with this setup? Seems that would > be the case but I don't understand how the separate key line then protects > the SteppIR for power during tuning operations. > > I have a SteppIR, DB-18 3 element using the SDA-100 controller, adding the > KPA-500 to my K-3 station. > > Thanks! > > Jack - WE5ST > > ----- > Jack - WE5ST > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Key-Line-Interrupter-w-SteppIR-tp7545371.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
