See page 3 figure 2 in the PR6 owner's manual to see how Elecraft does it with their preamp. Good picture.
http://www.elecraft.com/manual/PR6_Owners_Manual_Rev_A.pdf 73 & GL - Guy. On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 11:34 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I am adding a preamp to my K3 (SN 763) to help out with some weaker signals. > As i have a 5 el yagi at 40 ft, best i can do, it's fed with 1/2 inch > hardline and is about 75 ft long. I had a Radio shack unit i found that had > 10 db gain from 50 mc upwards. I did hear an increase in noise anyway FWIW > but it's not what i wanted and besides it's 110Vac operated. Mainly for > fringe TV reception i suspect. > > Anyway i'm trying to determine just how to install this thing. I have the > dual fans on the back so mounting it there is not an option. Another route > is definitely needed so this isn't a big problem. What i am having trouble > figuring out is the cabling. I saw one picture of how a ham had done his but > there was no mention of where or which port on the radio would be used. I > suspect it has to be the AUX port correct? I only have one 6 meter antenna. > How can i use the preamp without some sort of external ant switch? > > The older one gets the easier we seem to get confused. Trying to make sense > of the pictures in the manual is a ride to mental instability for me. Just > doesn't seem to be all the parts there to make sense. > > Suggestion? Otherwise, this radio is super. Getting to know how to make it > work now and it's sure a lot of fun to play with. > > Larry > W0OGH > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
