[Elecraft] [K2] Preamp?

[Andrew Moore]

Depends on the band - although I don't venture far off 40 meters, I used to
have preamp on all the time on 40 until I read that due to noisy 40, the
noise that the preamp amplifies is much harder on the ears than copying a
reasonably strong signal without the preamp. I turned it off a year or two
ago and haven't even noticed. Of course I may be missing some very weak
signals... All depends on who/how you operate.

For higher (and less noisy) bands, I believe preamp is often preferred.

--Andrew, NV1B
maineware.net
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On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 8:14 PM, Gil G. <gil at keskydee.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am curious as to how much of the time you guys have your preamp on?
> Mine is on 100% of the time. I actually never had to turn it off.
> I couldn't dream of ever using the attenuator…
> My K2 seems to hear pretty well, but not without the preamp.
>
> Has anyone heard of changing R76 from 10 Ohms to 6.8 Ohms?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Gil.
>
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