[Elecraft] Preamps in K3s

[Bob McGraw K4TAX]

I had to refer to the manual for this.  Pre 1 is available for all bands and has 10 dB gain.  Pre 2 is available for 12/10/6 M and has 20 dB gain.  They are not stacked. 

Bob, K4TAX


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> On Jun 10, 2017, at 9:48 AM, Jim Miller <jim at jtmiller.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm confused a bit about how the Preamps in my K3s work.
> 
> When Preamp2 is engaged are the preamps stacked for a total of 30db
> additional gain or does the Preamp2 engagement disengage Preamp1 for a
> total of 20dB?
> 
> Or perhaps they are both engaged for a total of 20db with Pre2 boosting
> over Pre1 by 10db?
> 
> 73
> 
> jim ab3cv
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