[Elecraft] K2 rx ant question

Hank Kohl K8DD k8dd at arrl.net
Fri Jan 28 18:01:35 EST 2005


Or put a couple 1n34a's across the rx antenna.  one pointing up and one 
pointing down. 

73    hank    k8dd


n6wg at comcast.net wrote:

>Vic
>Make up the little 2 transistor keying switch that Elecraft posts on their site.
>It works great.  Use it to key a shorting relay on the input to R2.
>It will be activated before rf leaves the K2, and released after rf ceases.
>That should be all the protection you need.
>Good luck and 73
>Bob N6WG
>
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>  
>
>>Hi, 
>>
>>I am going to operate a little in the CQ WW 160 meter contest this weekend. My 
>>problem has always been too much noise on receive...I'm an alligator. I want to 
>>try using my 20-meter quad as a receiving-only antenna. 
>>
>>The question is: the quad is right next to my inverted-L transmitting antenna. 
>>If the quad is connected to the K2 rant input, is there any danger of 
>>damaging the K2 when transmitting at the 1.5 KW level? 100 watts? 
>>
>>-- 
>>73, 
>>Vic, K2VCO 
>>Fresno CA 
>>http://www.qsl.net/k2vco 
>>


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