> For most serious 160M operators, that is NOT a given. Either we find > a rig that has a separate input for an RX antenna, or we modify the > rig to add one.
Or you add an antenna switch between the transceiver and amplifier like this one: http://www.radiobooks.com/products/svdxii.htm The KD9SV unit is a commercial unit that includes receive antenna switching and preamp but it's not that difficult to build a basic TX/RX switch with fast reed relays. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 9/7/2011 12:07 AM, Jim Brown wrote: > On 9/6/2011 7:59 PM, Michael G. Carper wrote: >> given that your XCVR has only a >> single antenna port for both TX/RX? > > For most serious 160M operators, that is NOT a given. Either we find a > rig that has a separate input for an RX antenna, or we modify the rig to > add one. N6TR published a nice applications note quite a few years ago > showing how to do this for a popular rig at the time, a TS850. I did > that mod to two TS850s that I owned. It took about an hour. Google to > find it. > > 73, Jim K9YC > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
