[Elecraft] PR6 6m pre-amp

DGB ns9i2016 at bayland.net
Sun Mar 17 15:46:34 EDT 2013


Thanks to all!

73 Dwight NS9I


On 3/17/2013 1:13 PM, iain macdonnell - N6ML wrote:
> 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
>



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