[Elecraft] PR6 6m pre-amp

[iain macdonnell - N6ML]

On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 10:16 AM, DGB <ns9i2016 at bayland.net> wrote:
> I have my PR6 preamp hooked up per the docs. I don't have the 6m ant
> connected to ANT2 on the rig (as I've seen in other docs) as I have it
> connected to the KAT500 ANT2 and have the KPA500 in-line as well. I have the
> KAT configured automatically switch to ANT2 when the rig is switched to 6m.
> I also have a 160m rcv antenna connected to the BYPASS IN on the preamp and
> have DIGOUT1 configured to ON on the 6m band and OFF on all the other bands.
> Nothing is connected to BYPASS OUT. I notice an increase in gain when keying
> the RX ANT in when on 6m. There are no sigs on 6m right now so I'm wondering
> if it's working correctly.
>
> Can I assume that the PR6 is seeing the 6m antenna thru the tuner and amp?

Unplug the antenna from the tuner and see if the noise level drops.

73,

    ~iain / N6ML