[Elecraft] sub receiver question

[Bill W4ZV]

jim danehy wrote:
> 
> I own K3 # 3355. Love it. Only thing I do not have is the digital recorder
> and the sub receiver. I am considering the sub receiver. I read in the
> operating manual that there is a -3 db loss when both receivers are using
> the "splitter" (common antenna). Is that interpretation correct ? I would
> probably not be using two antennas except on 160 and 80 which I operate
> sparingly in the winter. If I use the sub receiver and the main receiver
> from the same antenna can you notice the -3 db loss ? As we know that is a
> halving of the signal. One db is the lowest difference your ear can
> detect.
> 

Yes there's a 3 dB loss because the signal is split into two.  On the low
bands, you will never notice a 3 dB loss because the ambient noise is so far
above the K3's sensitivity.

73,  Bill

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