Just push the PRE button while RX ANT is enabled. That toggles it on/off for the RX ANT path. It is remembered separately for this path.
73, Eric Mike wrote: > Thanks Wayne - > Is there a way to disconnect the internal preamp from the RX ANT button, > so that tapping the RX ANT button doesn't turn on the internal preamp? > > Mike > Wayne Burdick wrote: > >> The PRE icon pertains only to the K3's internal preamp. I suggest >> turning it off in most cases when you're using the PR6. Otherwise >> you'll have more gain than necessary, possibly degrading dynamic >> range. (With the PR6 on -- giving you an MDS of about -144 dBm -- >> turning on the internal preamp would provide only a small fraction of >> a dB improvement.) >> >> To turn the PR6 itself on, you need to turn on the RX ANT path (which >> you have done), but you also have to power the preamp. You can leave >> it powered all the time (via a jumper block, if I'm remembering >> correctly), or (preferably) turn it on/off using the DIGOUT1 signal on >> the 15-pin accessory jack. The PR6 manual should cover all of this. >> >> 73, >> Wayne >> N6KR >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
