[Elecraft] preamp for using an SDR as a pan adapter

[Fred Massey]

I read that early K3s also needed the mod.

Wes, thanks your measurements make sense, and I suspect that is normal.

Fred

On Fri, Oct 4, 2019 at 2:15 PM Wes <wes_n7ws at triconet.org> wrote:

> I just ran a test on my K3S configuration.  Using an XG-2 on 20 meters and
> the
> SDR-IQ, which is very well calibrated, the i-f output is 6 dB below the
> antenna
> input.
>
> Wes  N7WS
>
> On 10/4/2019 10:57 AM, Fred Massey wrote:
> > Some.  I was planning on sending an email to Elecraft support with the
> s/n of
> > my K3s to see if I needed the mod.  The difference I’m seeing in signal
> > strength is about 20+ dB.  Is it normal for the if-out to be weaker than
> a
> > direct connection to the antenna?
> > 73,
> > Fred
> > AE4ED
>
>