[TenTec] Corsair II Rx Ant jack

[Carl Moreschi]

The purpose of a receive only antenna jack is to allow you to use a
different antenna for receiving than transmitting.  When there is a lot of
atmospheric noise such as thunder crashing, it often helps to use a beverage
antenna for receive.  These antennas will hear DX station better than noise
and provide a significant improvement in copying weak stations that would be
below the noise on the transmit antenna.

So, you would connect a receive antenna to the RCA jack in the back of the
radio and slide the switch to RX to use the receive only antenna.  This will
cause your transmit signal to go out on you main antenna, and the receiver
to be connected to the receive only antenna.

Now, with the slide switch in TRX, you are correct.  You can connect your
rx320 antenna connection at this point and the rx320 will be receiving on
the single antenna connected to the main antenna input on the corsair.

I hope this helps.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
121 Little Bell Drive
Bell Mountain
Hays, NC 28635
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "D. Kemp" <nn8b at yahoo.com>
To: <TenTec at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 3:42 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Corsair II Rx Ant jack


> I've had my Corsair II for several weeks now and am I
> really like it. Being able to receive two signals
> simultaneously using the Ext VFO is interesting and
> will take a little time to fully realize its
> potential.
>
> After reading the information in the manual about the
> Rx antenna jack (phono) and the RX/TRX switch, I am
> still confused. Doesn't take much with me.
>
> Is it strictly for another antenna?
> What's the advantage of a second antenna?
> If no antenna is connected to that jack should the
> switch be open?
>
> The manual says it can use a secondary receiver with
> the switch in TRX. I just don't understand the hookup
> here. I need a diagram. Does that mean I can connect
> an RX-320 to this jack? That doesn't seem right
> because it would be an audio connection from the
> RX-320 or is the RX-320's antenna input connected here
> for reception from the transmit antenna?
>
> How have you used this Rx antenna jack?
> Show me some diagrams, please.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Don, NN8B
>
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