My settings: 10, 15 preamp, no attenuator 20 preamp sometimes, no attenuator 40 no preamp, sometimes attenuator 80, 160 attenuator, no preamp
Dave Hachadorian, K6LL Yuma, AZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Turnbull" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 9:28 AM Subject: [Elecraft] RF gain, preamp and attenuator >I am a new owner of a K3 and also run an Orion 2 which is >IMHO a fine rig. > I like its larger size and remote pod for use in contests. > Put this aside > I need to know how to drive the K3 but am influenced by > the O2. For the O2 > I keep attenuation off, preamp on and ride the rf gain and > I do this for all > bands on CW including 160 M. Sometimes for contest work > I throw in some > attenuation though it does not seem to be required. Is > it the consensus > that for the K3 a similar approach is used or am I right > in gathering that > many of you disable the preamp and introduce attenuation > as well as > throttling rf gain? > > > > Both rigs allow many options and learning to configure > them for ones style > of operation is critical. I helped a friend with an O2 > who was having a > horrible time until we went through the menus together and > then he enjoyed > the sun. I hope not to have too steep a learning curve > and am grateful for > your guidance. Thanks! > > 73 Doug EI2CN > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
