According to the schematic, the preamp gain is 11 dB. Roughly 2 S-units, which agrees with my experience when using it.
Bob NW8L On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 9:54 PM, Fred Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can someone tell me how much gain [like in S units] I should see from the > preamp? This will sound weird but with the preamp on, the band is full of > sweepstakes signals, many very strong. With it off, it is almost silent. > 15 is quieter than 20 with the preamp off, 20 and 40 are about the same -- > preamp off = just discernible signals. > > I've probably set something wrong in one of the menus, just don't know what. > > 73, > > Fred K6DGW > - Northern California Contest Club > - CU in the 2009 Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2008 > - www.cqp.org > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
