[Elecraft] Using RX ANT OUT for a second receiver

2012-05-06 Thread Pete Smith N4ZR
Any reason not to use a magic-tee splitter between the RX ANT OUT and RX ANT IN ports on a K3 (no antenna tuner) to feed the received signals simultaneously to a second receiver? I want to be able to use my main antennas with my QS1R for Reverse Beacon functions. I realize that will cost 3+ db

Re: [Elecraft] Using RX ANT OUT for a second receiver

2012-05-06 Thread Don Wilhelm
Pete, If the 3 dB does not bother you, then I would say do it. 73, Don W3FPR On 5/6/2012 8:24 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote: Any reason not to use a magic-tee splitter between the RX ANT OUT and RX ANT IN ports on a K3 (no antenna tuner) to feed the received signals simultaneously to a second

Re: [Elecraft] Using RX ANT OUT for a second receiver

2012-05-06 Thread Ian White GM3SEK
Pete Smith N4ZR wrote: Any reason not to use a magic-tee splitter between the RX ANT OUT and RX ANT IN ports on a K3 (no antenna tuner) to feed the received signals simultaneously to a second receiver? I want to be able to use my main antennas with my QS1R for Reverse Beacon functions. I realize

Re: [Elecraft] Using RX ANT OUT for a second receiver

2012-05-06 Thread Randy Farmer
I do this to feed my ancient R-4C as an auxiliary receiver. I built up a special RX antenna relay switching matrix to manage feeds to the Main and Sub receivers with a Mini-Circuits PSC-2-2 embedded in it for this purpose. The splitter can be switched in or out to share the Aux R-4C with the

Re: [Elecraft] Using RX ANT OUT for a second receiver

2012-05-06 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
Pete, I've been doing that to feed my SDR-IQ and it does not seem to be a sensitivity problem. *NOTE* the RX Out/In loop is *after* the transmit lowpass filters and as such they will impact the ability of your QSR-1 to receive on bands above the one in use on the main receiver. 73, ...