You can use the Elecraft KAT500 utility to set your preferences, AUTO, BYP or MAN, for each antenna, set which antenna is preferred for each band or limit which band can be used with each antenna. Ken WA8JXM
On Sun, Jan 5, 2025 at 12:35 PM Mike Dodd <m...@mdodd.com> wrote: > On 1/5/2025 12:21 PM, Daniel E Blalock via Elecraft wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > I am Daniel, a first time poster to the site. > > I just bought a new KAT500 factory build. > > When I first connected the KAT to my system > > using the instructions give to me by Rob at Elecraft > > the KAT goes into Bypass upon power-up. What is > > wrong? > When you press the MODE button on the left, does it cycle through > AUTO/MAN/BYP? > > If you leave it on AUTO or MAN and power-cycle the unit, does it power > up in the same mode? > > BTW, you should almost always use the KAT500 in the MAN mode because > AUTO initiates a tuning sequence every time it detects RF. > > First you should "train" the KAT by stepping through all the bands of > interest at the Elecraft-recommended frequency intervals and giving it > 10-20 watts of RF, so it will remember the settings, and automatically > energize the relays accordingly, so the antenna is tuned immediately for > every QSY. > > I train my KAT in the MAN mode, then tapping the TUNE button each time I > transmit the 10-20 watts, but you can use the AUTO mode for training if > you wish. > > -- > 73, Mike N4CF > Louisa County, VA USA > Elecraft K4d / KPA500 / KAT500 > Carolina Windom up 45' > 6-meter Moxon up 14' > http://n4cf.mdodd.com > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to wa8...@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
