[Elecraft] KRX3 insatall

[Cady, Fred]

Hi Mike,
You are going to like using the sub receiver. It makes finding the right
place in the pileup to call SOOO much easier.
If you are not that much interested in diversity reception just go ahead
and connect the sub receiver ant to the ATU. That will give you the most
flexible installation where you can use the R8 on the sub RX and do
diversity plus use the R8 connected to the main for transmitting also.
If you connect the sub RX to the Aux BNC, you are limited to only
sharing the main antenna or listening to a receiver antenna on the Aux
BNC. Some people find that useful if they have, say, a receive vertical
antenna on 6 meters to listen for band openings. In any case, do install
the Aux ant BNC in case you ever want to switch. 
73 and have fun,
Fred, KE7X

"The Elecraft K3: Design, Configuration and Operation"
www.ke7x.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike Reublin
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 4:33 PM
To: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: [Elecraft] KRX3 insatall

In anticipation of my KRX3 arriving tomorrow, I've been reading the
install manual. I plan to have the KRX3 share the same antenna as the
main RX. I don't think I can do diversity RX. 

I have a second antenna (R8) but I'm not sure it's well enough isolated
(40' from the tower) and it doesn't hear as well as the 4L SteppIR.
160/80M are 1/4 wave slopers on the tower.

I assume(DANGER WIll Robinson!) that I skip from "Auxiliary KRX3 Antenna
Input (Optional)" on p.25 to "Assembling the KRX3 Subreceiver Module" on
p. 30.

Any "gotchas" I need to watch out for?

73, Mike NF4L
 

 
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