[Elecraft] K3 6M operation

[Mike]

OK! Thanks again Wayne.

74, Mike NF4L

Wayne Burdick wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> The PRE setting is already stored separately in the RX ANT on and off 
> cases, on a per-band basis. (This is also the case for the K2.)
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
> On Dec 4, 2009, at 10:56 AM, 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
>>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 4, 2009, at 10:32 AM, Mike wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> No one knows?
>>>>
>>>> Mike wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I installed the PR6, hooked up to the control line. I set up the  
>>>>> CONFIG
>>>>> menu. When I put the rig on 6M, and tap RX ANT to turn on the 
>>>>> PR6,  the
>>>>> display shows RX and PRE.
>>>>> Is the other preamp engaged at the same time? The PRE on the LCD  
>>>>> can be
>>>>> toggled by tapping the PRE button.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73, Mike NF4L
>>>>>
>>>
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