Hi Mike, You are going to like using the sub receiver. It makes finding the right place in the pileup to call SOOO much easier. If you are not that much interested in diversity reception just go ahead and connect the sub receiver ant to the ATU. That will give you the most flexible installation where you can use the R8 on the sub RX and do diversity plus use the R8 connected to the main for transmitting also. If you connect the sub RX to the Aux BNC, you are limited to only sharing the main antenna or listening to a receiver antenna on the Aux BNC. Some people find that useful if they have, say, a receive vertical antenna on 6 meters to listen for band openings. In any case, do install the Aux ant BNC in case you ever want to switch. 73 and have fun, Fred, KE7X
"The Elecraft K3: Design, Configuration and Operation" www.ke7x.com -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike Reublin Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 4:33 PM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] KRX3 insatall In anticipation of my KRX3 arriving tomorrow, I've been reading the install manual. I plan to have the KRX3 share the same antenna as the main RX. I don't think I can do diversity RX. I have a second antenna (R8) but I'm not sure it's well enough isolated (40' from the tower) and it doesn't hear as well as the 4L SteppIR. 160/80M are 1/4 wave slopers on the tower. I assume(DANGER WIll Robinson!) that I skip from "Auxiliary KRX3 Antenna Input (Optional)" on p.25 to "Assembling the KRX3 Subreceiver Module" on p. 30. Any "gotchas" I need to watch out for? 73, Mike NF4L ______________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
