Thanks Don and Andrew. Interesting. I definitely hear a big difference in band noise in all three cases. So, if the preamp only increases noise and diminishes weak signals reception, why is it there?
Gil. -- PGP Key: http://keskydee.com/gil.asc On Oct 29, 2012, at 8:40 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > Gil, > > Unless your antennas are very inefficient, I would suggest that the preamp > only does damage to the dynamic range if turned on for the lower bands (below > 20 meters, 30 meters is a toss-up). ______________________________________________________________ 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
