Topband: New entry to TopBand with antenna question

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> 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
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