Pre-amp

[alunonhisown]

Can anyone tell me what I am to do with a pre-amp I have just purchased as part of a deal with a scanner I also just purchased
Alun

[GeeFull]

Can anyone tell me what I am to do with a pre-amp I have just purchased as part of a deal with a scanner I also just purchased
Alun

Well you can stick it in line with the RX antenna to overall "boost" incoming signals.
But if its the typical wide band variety, best sell it to someone else, as they will amplify as much noise as signal in a lot of cases!
At the scanner end is particularly useless, best at antenna end for any pre amp.
And the only ones worth their salt tend to be band specific, very narrowly filtered, well made from decent manufacturers jobbies, truth be told.
But if increases in simple signal meter readings is your bag, any old pre amp will suffice, stuffed wherever,if its in the right frequency range.
Just don't expect to be blown away by all the DX "signals" you could not previously receive!