[Elecraft] External Preamp & RX ANT IN/OUT

[Tim Tucker]

I do this with the MFJ 1026 in between the RX IN/OUT.  I can use the 1026
preamp by itself with the RX ANT gain turned to zero or I can put the RX
antenna in line for dual VFO/Band RX or use as a diversity RX setup. There
is another thread about the effectiveness of diversity RX - I was playing
around with this setup last nite on 20m (propagation was pretty good) and
was hearing stations from HI to the East coast on the 80m RX loop almost as
good as the inverted V and some were better.   Plus, this setup gives me
the option to null out unwanted interference and on lower bands (40m seems
most effective) reduce QSB.

Tim

On Wed, Aug 31, 2022 at 9:52 PM Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:

> On 8/31/2022 5:33 AM, John Stengrevics wrote:
> > I was told that a preamp can be connected across the RX ANT IN/OUT jacks
> and that certain settings are then changed to make this work.
>
> Connect Ant Out to Preamp Input, Preamp Out to RX In.  Tap RX Ant to
> toggle between the Ant direct and the Preamp.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
>
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