[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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