
Elecraft KAT500 Automatic Antenna Tuner
Serial Command Reference
Revised 6/17/2012 firmware version 01.41
Elecraft KAT500 Automatic Antenna Tuner Serial Command Reference ..................................................... 1
Serial port overview ...................................................................................................................................... 3
Command Format ..................................................................................................................................... 3
Using KAT500 Utility to Test Commands .................................................................................................. 3
Commands and responses ............................................................................................................................ 4
; (null command, GET only) ....................................................................................................................... 4
AE (Antenna Enable, GET and SET) ........................................................................................................... 4
AFT (Automatic Fine Tune, GET and SET).................................................................................................. 4
AKIP (Amplifier Key Interrupt Power Threshold, GET and SET) ................................................................ 4
AMPI (Interrupt amplifier key, GET and SET) ............................................................................................ 5
AN (Select Antenna, GET and SET) ............................................................................................................ 6
AP (Antenna Preference, GET and SET) .................................................................................................... 6
ATTN (Enable Attenuator, GET and SET) ................................................................................................... 6
BN (Band Number, GET and SET) .............................................................................................................. 7
BR (Serial I/O Speed, GET and SET) ........................................................................................................... 8
BYP (Bypass, GET and SET) ........................................................................................................................ 8
C (Select capacitors, GET and SET) ............................................................................................................ 8
EEINIT (Clear configuration and frequency memories, SET only) ............................................................. 9
EM (Erase frequency memory, SET only) .................................................................................................. 9
F (Frequency, GET and SET) ...................................................................................................................... 9
FA (Memory Recall Tune, SET only) ........................................................................................................ 10