[Elecraft] K3 6M operation

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

Just push the PRE button while RX ANT is enabled. That toggles it on/off 
for the RX ANT path. It is remembered separately for this path.

73, Eric


Mike wrote:
> Thanks Wayne -
> Is there a way to disconnect the internal preamp from the RX ANT button, 
> so that tapping the RX ANT button doesn't turn on the internal preamp?
>
> Mike
> Wayne Burdick wrote:
>   
>> The PRE icon pertains only to the K3's internal preamp. I suggest  
>> turning it off in most cases when you're using the PR6. Otherwise  
>> you'll have more gain than necessary, possibly degrading dynamic  
>> range. (With the PR6 on -- giving you an MDS of about -144 dBm --  
>> turning on the internal preamp would provide only a small fraction of  
>> a dB improvement.)
>>
>> To turn the PR6 itself on, you need to turn on the RX ANT path (which  
>> you have done), but you also have to power the preamp. You can leave  
>> it powered all the time (via a jumper block, if I'm remembering  
>> correctly), or (preferably) turn it on/off using the DIGOUT1 signal on  
>> the 15-pin accessory jack. The PR6 manual should cover all of this.
>>
>> 73,
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
>>
>>
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