Gary, I have the RX antenna on both of my K2s. I actually share the beverage antenna between the 2 rigs. If I have both RX antennas turned on, I lose about 3db on each, but that is no big deal since the signal is way down anyway and you are simply looking for better signal to noise ration with a beverage. I have had no damage to either rig and I have run a KW on 160 and 80 while listening on the alternate radio. Have fun with it!
Bob K5WA Message: 24 Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 22:50:08 -0500 From: "Gary Marks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Elecraft] K2 and RX Beverage antenna ? To: "Elecraft Reflector" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I've been thinking of running a Beverage receive antenna to use with my K2 for 160-80m. I've heard that some rigs "front end" have been ruined using these because the radio's receiver isn't "turned-off" during transmit. I was wondering if my K2 (#5609) "turns off" the receiver during transmit ? Gary WD8ICX _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
