[Elecraft] Using external SDR and a K3 as antenna splitter

[Björn Ekelund]

Bob N6TV made a very nice presentation a few years ago, which included a
description.

He has published it here http://tinyurl.com/4zama4

73,

Björn SM7IUN

Den mån 18 nov. 2019 kl 23:04 skrev N4ZR <n4zr at comcast.net>:

> I was just asking myself the same question.  There is probably a drawing
> in the Cady book, but the best explanation in the manual is in words,
> not pictures, on page 39.  In any case, you are exactly correct in your
> description of the RX Out-Splitter-RX In loop.  The only downside is a
> loss of 3-4 dB due to the splitter, and the fact that you're taking up
> the RX In jack which you might otherwise use for a receiving antenna.
> You must select the RX antenna to connect the IN/OUT loop to the main
> antenna
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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> On 11/18/2019 11:06 AM, Dave Cole wrote:
> > A few years ago someone posted a method of using a splitter, and the
> > External Antenna jacks to feed an external SDR with the direct
> > antenna, not a IF, but a wideband signal from the primary antenna...
> >
> > I think it was something along the lines of add a splitter, between
> > the RX Antenna in/out, and then picking off the antenna feed to the
> > SDR from an output of the splitter...   Does this make sense?
> >
> > Is there a high level block diagram showing the antenna pathing for a
> > K3, with the ATU installed, and how the front panel switch labeled RX
> > ANT controls the signal path?
> >
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