The DC current from the centre pin of ant 3 is intended for switching equipment not for powering preamps. The output is current limited to just a few ma so would not be able to power any preamp
Dave ww2r > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 18:59:23 +0200 > From: "Luigi Casari" <[email protected]> > Subject: [Elecraft] K3 and 144 MHZ Mods > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <001d01cb689c$7d990bc0$6401a...@luigi> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Regards to all > > Is possible to have 12 volts in RX and 0V in TX on the 144MHz antenna 3 > connector ? > In the manual speak of 5V but the preamplifiers work with 12V and most of > them in RX. > Some hope to have for the future this change? > > 73, Luigi HB9CXZ > > [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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

