> I haven't tried inserting mine between my external preamp and
> receiver, but I would have thought the built-in amplifier amplifier
> stage would have better performance than that. Is this normal with
> this unit, or maybe something is wrong with mine?
None of these units should be placed between a low-level reasonably
quiet antenna and a gain stage. Every system available uses multiple
stages and has many components that will raise noise floor.
The built in amplifier is really just for using a small whip antenna
on the noise input, not for low-noise amplification.
For big antennas, I'd use the 1025 and place it after the preamp,
assuming you need one. The 1026 amplifier is really designed for
small noise antennas, like whips. Leave it switched out and use a
good external low-Z amp.73, Tom W8JI
W8JI@contesting.com
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