K3 - KRX3 Aux Ant Indicator

[N5NA]

  I just installed my KRX3 a few days ago and am still figuring out how
it all works.

I don't understand how to see which antenna the sub receiver is using
without having to select BSET or press and hold the RX ANT to select
MAIN or AUX.

The manual says "When MAIN is in effect, the 1-2 and RX icons show which
antenna the sub is sharing with the main receiver. When AUX is in
effect, these icons will all be off (if CONFIG:KRX3 is set for
ANT=BNC)"  However, this is only true if BSET is activated.  When BSET
is not activated I don't see any indication of the sub's antenna selection.

What am I missing?  Any help is appreciated.

73,  Alan  N5NA
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[wayne burdick]

Hi Alan,

> I don't understand how to see which antenna the sub receiver is using
> without having to select BSET or press and hold the RX ANT to select
> MAIN or AUX.

These are the two ways to do it.

> The manual says "When MAIN is in effect, the 1-2 and RX icons show  
> which
> antenna the sub is sharing with the main receiver. When AUX is in
> effect, these icons will all be off (if CONFIG:KRX3 is set for
> ANT=BNC)"  However, this is only true if BSET is activated.  When BSET
> is not activated I don't see any indication of the sub's antenna  
> selection.

This is correct. The LCD icons show what antenna is selected for the  
main receiver (and transmitter). If the sub RX is sharing the same  
antenna path, then the icons are valid for the sub as well. If the sub  
is set to "AUX", then the sub's antenna source can be checked using  
BSET.

There is one other important point: the sub's antenna setting is  
stored separately for diversity and non-diversity. In practice, this  
means that you may rarely need to change the sub's antenna selection  
for a given band.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

>
> What am I missing?  Any help is appreciated.
>
> 73,  Alan  N5NA
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