On 4/27/2010 2:32 PM, DM4iM wrote: > Elecrafters, > this might be a rig-killer and vy stupid, but.... > > Can i power a 6m masthead-preamp by feeding dc via choke and coupling > C's to the KXV3A's in/out sockets (where the elecraft preamp is supposed > to sit), or is this a big NONO? > > Martin > Hello Martin,
I think you could do better by simply installing the PR6 at the K3 and using low loss coax to the antenna. Almost all the 6m EME stations around the world use a good external preamp in the shack. If your coax cable loss is 1 dB or less, you will not gain anything by mounting the 6m preamp at the antenna. You can model this for yourself in the EME CALCULATOR (accessed from the EME ECHO MODE screen in the old WSJT Version 4). Because the EME CALCULATOR and EME ECHO MODE were never re-written in the language used in more recent revisions of WSTJ, that old version is still available: http://www.physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/WSJT498.EXE I think you will find it much simpler to keep the preamp in the shack! GL and VY 73, Lance -- Lance Collister, W7GJ (ex: WN3GPL, WA3GPL, WA1JXN, WA1JXN/C6A, ZF2OC/ZF8, E51SIX) P.O. Box 73 Frenchtown, MT 59834 USA QTH: DN27UB TEL: (406) 626-5728 URL: http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj LIVE MESSENGER CHAT: w...@hotmail.com 2m DXCC #11, 6m DXCC #815 Interested in 6m EME? Ask me about subscribing to the Magic Band EME email! http://6meme.com/mailman/listinfo/magic_6meme.com ______________________________________________________________ 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
