Re: K3: IF output buffer gain modification
Posted by
KK7P on
Sep 22, 2009; 2:37am
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/K3-IF-output-buffer-gain-modification-tp3690284p3690305.html
> 1. What is this mod for? I'm assuming it's for the Elecraft panadaptor,
> but why do we need to mod the K3? Couldn't the IF output be amplified by
> the panadaptor? I'm not really comfortable cutting stuff out of my 4
> thousand dollar investment.
>
In some circumstance, the IF output level is weaker than the signal at
the antenna connector, so the S/N suffers. This mod adds gain back in
the appropriate location so the attached panadaptor will be able to
display signals as weak as you can hear on the K3 itself.
73,
Lyle KK7P
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