[Elecraft] Diversity Recieve Issue

Ken Nicely ken at nicelyweb.com
Sun Feb 7 12:37:10 EST 2010


So does the receive antenna have to be on the aux port of the Receive Ant.,
IF out board (KXV3A) for diversity, or can it also be on Ant2 of the ATU
(KAT3-F)?

On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 12:17 PM, Bill Johnson <k9yeq at live.com> wrote:

>  That should read aux antenna when in b-set
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> *Bill*
> K9YEQ
> KX1, K2, K3, THP HL2.5Kfx
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> > From: k9yeq at live.com
> > To: ken at nicelyweb.com; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> > Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 11:15:31 -0600
> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Diversity Recieve Issue
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> >
> >
> > Ken,
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> > Matching filters is a good thing. You need to have both antennas hooked
> to the radio. I use the aux antenna for one and the main to antenna one. In
> bset, you select when pressing the antenna switch. Then I adjust the rf gain
> for each antenna to give similar output to the line out into my desktop
> stereo speakers.
> >
> >
> > Bill
> > K9YEQ
> > KX1, K2, K3, THP HL2.5Kfx
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 11:49:20 -0500
> > > From: ken at nicelyweb.com
> > > To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> > > Subject: [Elecraft] Diversity Recieve Issue
> > >
> > > This morning I was listening on 15 meters using ant2 which is hooked to
> one
> > > of my verticals. I switched to ant1 (my second vertical) and I could
> barely
> > > make out the signal. While still set to ant1 I switched to diversity
> > > receive and I still could barely hear the signal in either ear. I then
> > > switched off diversity, changed back to ant 2. I could hear the signal
> > > again. I then switched to diversity while still on ant2 and I could
> hear
> > > the signal well in both ears.
> > >
> > > It seems like diversity receive is just giving me stereo receive of one
> > > antenna, not true diversity receive of both antennas. What could I be
> doing
> > > wrong? Am I missing a setting somewhere? I have the Config/Spkrs set to
> 2
> > > and I have config/L-Mix-R set to A b. Just for reference, I do not have
> > > matched filters in both receivers.
> > >
> > > Ken NE3C
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