Thanks Wayne - Is there a way to disconnect the internal preamp from the RX ANT button, so that tapping the RX ANT button doesn't turn on the internal preamp?
Mike Wayne Burdick wrote: > The PRE icon pertains only to the K3's internal preamp. I suggest > turning it off in most cases when you're using the PR6. Otherwise > you'll have more gain than necessary, possibly degrading dynamic > range. (With the PR6 on -- giving you an MDS of about -144 dBm -- > turning on the internal preamp would provide only a small fraction of > a dB improvement.) > > To turn the PR6 itself on, you need to turn on the RX ANT path (which > you have done), but you also have to power the preamp. You can leave > it powered all the time (via a jumper block, if I'm remembering > correctly), or (preferably) turn it on/off using the DIGOUT1 signal on > the 15-pin accessory jack. The PR6 manual should cover all of this. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > On Dec 4, 2009, at 10:32 AM, Mike wrote: > > >> No one knows? >> >> Mike wrote: >> >>> I installed the PR6, hooked up to the control line. I set up the >>> CONFIG >>> menu. When I put the rig on 6M, and tap RX ANT to turn on the PR6, >>> the >>> display shows RX and PRE. >>> Is the other preamp engaged at the same time? The PRE on the LCD >>> can be >>> toggled by tapping the PRE button. >>> >>> 73, Mike NF4L >>> > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
