> Just getting my K3 up and running. I have a K9AY loop and would like to > > Have that as the receive antenna each time I change band to 160/80 > > Is there a way for the radio to remember this activity? Or do > > I have to press the rcv antenna switch each time?
Jay, I also use a K9AY for Rx and I have found it most effective on other bands as well. The pre in the Array Solutions setup works great on 80 & 160 but it attenuates greatly outside these bands. I also have a DXEngineering pre which I use instead to make up the loss of the K9AY and it works well throughout the HF range. I simply leave the K9AY pre turned off. When runing in diversity I can hear benefits on 40 meters and even 30 meters using the K9AY. The nulls don't work well if at all but the K9AY still is an advantage with diversity. Listening to marginal copy DX is still often enhanced this way on those bands. Haven't heard anything new on 20M lately so I haven't spent much time there since I've had the K3 so I don't know how the AY will help on that band or higher. 73, Gary KA1J _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
