Tested in the brazilian market where the civic x is detuned from the factory, so factory numbers are lower. Elecraft k3, kpa500 and kat500 using e850463 aux interface cables with separate key line. Im considering a kat500 auto tuner and kpa500 amp from elecraft for use with my flex 6300. These test results are to give an indication of real gains with our platform. The kat500 uses the same topology and high performance tuning algorithms as the popular 100w auto tuner in the k3. In this case, do not attempt further autotuner operation. New high power auto tuner kat500 waters and stanton. Ultrafast, intuitive and powerful ecu programming tool. When memory recall tune in manual and auto are off, dont retune on band switch. The elecraft kxpa100 100 watt amplifier and kxat100 autotuner.
Once the kat500 is complete, download the kat500 utility from. If you plan on using the kat500 autotuner you must first go into the elecraft kat500 utility and turn off sleep mode otherwise you will not be able to connect to the kat500. For auto tune vocal studio, download auto tune pro and avox 4. The kat500 uses the same topology and high performance tuning algorithms as the popular 100w autotuner in the k3. Flexible, low cost, easy to use and just right for your kenwood transceiver, the kt100 is the latest in a long line of automatic tuners from ldg that. The supplied interface cable makes the kt100 a dedicated tuner for most modern kenwood transceivers. Upon unpacking the roadie tuner, i noticed that the tuner itself was very lightweight. A smallsized roller inductor operates all the way up to 6 m, while a relayswitched addon inductor allows 160 m operation. The kat500 auto tuner is shipped with a usb interface cable. Automatic band switching, covering the spectrum from 1. The kat500 measures transmit frequency to automatically select tuning memories and antennas.
The kat500 is a high power autotuner that can be used with both the k3s kpa500 and all other hf. Quick start to quickly set up and get started with your kat500 automatic antenna tuner, turn to page 3 to hook up the unit and page 14 for operating instructions. Im using ddutil which shows the amp and tuner stuck on 20 meters the kat500 tuner used to followauto switch its antenna ports based on band selection i can still control the amp and tuner through ddutil with manual mouse clicks but it no longer follows the radio automatically. Monitor the elecraft email reflector where announcements are made when new releases become available. The atu pc board has a second antenna port, and a subrx. For twenty years, the tool has been the professional standard for pitch correction, and the tool of choice for the most iconic vocal effect in popular music. Interactive 3d car tuner experiment and let your imagination run wild to create your dream ride. Buy kat500 is a new high power auto tuner that can be used with both the k3kpa500 and all other hf amplifiers and transceivers. From stanced street sweepers to offroad beasts, the options are endless. If i have a k3 with a kat3 100w auto tuner, what do i do when using my kat500. The kat500 on the bench bench tests were performed to assess the basic performance of the kat500.
Download and install the kat500 utility for your operating system. Kat500 fully automatic tuner firmware and utility elecraft. The elecraft kxpa100 100 watt amplifier and kxat100 autotuner phil salas ad5x introduction besides my main station elecraft kline k3kpa500kat500, i also own a kx3 transceiver that i primarily use for portable operation. Downloads gallery blog powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. Consider it insurance for your build work out what you want before spending big. The kat3 should be set to bypass in the k3s config menu when using the kat500 to prevent unnecessary loss in signal strength.
This is helpful when you use a an antenna with a highq narrow swr bandwidth on certain bands to avoid needing to press the mode switch a. Autotune pro download 2020 latest for windows 10, 8, 7. Included with the tuner is a small cable to connect the tuner to a usb port, and another cable to connect the guitar itself to my iphone standard 6. Kat500ui is a simple tool for the elecraft automatic antenna tuner kat500. I am making some changes to the station and my elecraft kat500 is excess to my needs. Elecraft manuals with color images may be downloaded from the elecraft website. Before you download and install the software read through our online help. Interview with eric from elecraft about the new kat500 auto tuner at dayton 2012. Ts2000, 50, 450, 480sat not hx, 570, 590, 850, 870, 990 and all variants. All amateur bands covered in the iif range covers all amateur bands including the new warc band from 1. It has some k3s specific references added and some wordsmithing to clean up some of the explanations. View and download elecraft kat500 owners manual online. V3 with ddutil and kpa500kat500 problem flexradio community.
These tests included resistive tuner matching, power loss measurements, openshort testing, and antenna port isolation. It duplicates the controls and indications from the front panel and it shows some further more internal states. We are definitely planning to ship a new highpower autotuner next year. The sgc auto tuners and the elecraft kat500 auto tuner are known to be sufficiently fast enough to support ale operations. Auto fine tune selects bands on which the kat500 will always do a fine tune operation.
It will be an ideal companion tuner for the kpa500 and other amplifiers in the 500600 w class full rating on 1606. Ap tuner can now handle custom temperament and stretch tables. The ldg it100 is is the ideal tuner for many recent icom transceivers. Screamin eagle smart tune pro automatic tuning module pa. Autotuner is a latest automotive obd flasher tool generation designed for chiptuning professionals. K3ng is well known in amateur radio circles for his projects, using the arduino platform to develop a number of very useful amateur radio projects. Tunercat obdii free tunercat obdii software download. The kat500 is a new high power autotuner that can be used with both the k3kpa500 and all other hf amplifiers and transceivers. If you plan on using the kat500 auto tuner you must first go into the elecraft kat500 utility and turn off sleep mode otherwise you will not be able to connect to the kat500.
Is it a single button click or do i have to put the amp in standby, key the flex with tune power tune button in ssdr and then activate the tuning sequence on the front pane of. It includes both auto mode, for realtime pitch correction and effects, and graph mode, for detailed pitch and time editing. A memory autotuner is a viable option, but the tuning must be fast enough to occur in the ale calling sequence such that the radio does not move to the next calling channel before tuning completes. The kat500 automatic antenna tuner is designed to be closely integrated with the elecraft k3 transceiver and the elecraft kpa500 amplifier although it may be easily used with other transceivers and amplifiers. The sgc autotuners and the elecraft kat500 autotuner are known to be sufficiently fast enough to support ale operations. The second edition of the elecraft kpa500 amplifier and kat500 tuner the kline dream station is not substantially different that the first edition. The elecraft kxpa100 100 watt amplifier and kxat100. These thresholds can be set the same for all bands, or individual values can be entered for each band. Due to testing with a cvt the numbers are skewed since rpm did not match up on the top end. Mfj950k is a direct plugin pc board for the elecraft k3 transceiver, 10 watt or 100 watt models. Pick a track from your music collection or volocos free beat library to sing or rap over, and voloco will guess the key of the track and tune your voice to that key. If you purchased your kat500 as a kit, turn to page 23 for assembly instructions.
Autotune pro is the most complete and advanced edition of auto tune for windows pc. Also, you can set an swr threshold at which the key line will not close to enable the external amplifier to protect it from excessive swr. For throat, warm, choir, duo, mutator, aspire, articulator, punch and sybil installers download the avox 4 installer. Voloco is a realtime voiceprocessing app that combines automatic tuning, harmony, and vocoding. My elecraft k3, kpa500 amplifier, kat500 auto tuner, and antenna rotator were already integrated with computer control when the suggestion was made that i try the software to implement remote control capabilities. This app uses your microphone to detect the string being played and indicate if you should tune up or down. Free, no ads, auto note detection guitar tuner leaving your hands free to tune. Install this cable on the computer and the pc data connector at the rear of the kat500 auto tuner. Easy to share voloco allows you to record your performances in audio or video so you can easily share them. Im using ddutil which shows the amp and tuner stuck on 20 meters the kat500 tuner used to followauto.
Auto which the kat500 will bypass the tuning network. Tune into the orange region for a good results or green for perfection. A facsimile of figure 3 from the kat500 owners manual rev c5, modified to depict the icf810x, is. Excellent condition, 9 out of 10, i used it with my kenwood. May 24, 2015 lets start off with the nye viking mbva. Configuring an ale station with the icom icf8101 elecraft. This command is used by the kat500 utility edit configuration auto fine tune tab.
This automatic antenna tuner pc board features an lmatch design and can match swr up to 10. Kat500 fully automatic tuner firmware and utility current production firmware mcu 1. Kat500 owners manual ftp directory listing elecraft. Im using ddutil which shows the amp and tuner stuck on 20 meters the kat500 tuner used to follow auto switch its antenna ports based on band selection i can still control the amp and tuner through ddutil with manual mouse clicks but it no longer follows the radio automatically. Jan 17, 2017 the kat500 is a high power autotuner that can be used with both the k3kpa500 and all other hf amplifiers and transceivers. To install the update, download this file, unzip it and place the unzipped files in your tuner folder overwriting the old files. Title manual revision download size kat500 owners manual kat500 owners. Simply run the app, hit a string and start tuning your guitar. The professional version of the program this is the lite includes even more possibilities for those users who really need a tuner on a regular basis.
Also included is palstars active peak and peak hold dual crossneedle metering as in the popular pm2000a. Ap tuner is a highly accurate and responsive instrument tuner developed for use with a computer. The elecraft kat500 autotuner is able to respond to icom tuner control signal. The latest version supports an improved detection algorithm for low notes for bass and piano. Is it a single button click or do i have to put the amp in standby, key the flex with tune power tune button in ssdr and then activate the tuning sequence on the front. The at500 utilizes only 2 controls to operate for tuning, providing maximum ease of use in a manual tuner. New protocols updates are free for lifetime access. The kat500 autotuner is shipped with a usb interface cable. The k3ng atu automatic antenna tuning unit please goto the new page for this project. The elecraft kat500 automatic antenna tuner by phil salas. Install this cable on the computer and the pc data connector at the rear of the kat500 autotuner. All kat500 tuners ordered today will have production firmware loaded as they come out of the box. Elecraft k3 with kpa500 and kat500 setup training the.
The kat500 is a high power autotuner that can be used with both the k3kpa500 and all other hf amplifiers and transceivers. Tuner elecraft kxat1 assembly and operating instructions manual. A similar fine tune is accomplished by pressing the kat500. The purpose of an automatic antenna tuner autotuner is to transform match a complex load impedance to 50. The swr leds will show the tuning progress and \ the tuner will stop clacking its relays when it finds the best vswr. A memory auto tuner is a viable option, but the tuning must be fast enough to occur in the ale calling sequence such that the radio does not move to the next calling channel before tuning completes.
The kat100 automatic antenna tuner atu is designed for use with the elecraft k2100 transceiver, as well as the basic k2. Elecraft kat500 autotuner interview with eric youtube. The nye viking mbva tuner is, essentially, an lnetwork seriesl, shuntc, although the 2. Tuner datuner is an excellent tuning tool, with a lot of very interesting services.
It is not a replacement of the elecraft kat500 utility application. Amateur antenna tuners specifications options larger view rear panel. To perform autotuner operation, first adjust the antenna and feed system. Elecraft kat500 automatic antenna tuner serial command.