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160m preamplifiers

John, G3PQA has sent me schematics of two 160m RX preamplifiers which both work well.

The first is a very low current consumption (5 mA) tuned amp, intended for remote Beverage or loop antennas:

G3PQA tuned preamp

The second is a "G3PQA-modified W7IUV" preamplifier which consumes some 40mA, is essentially broadband 1.8 - 30 MHz, and is very suitable for the shack.

**NB there is an error in the following W7IUV schematic: the two PSU diodes marked IN4003 should be reversed in polarity!**

G3PQA-W7IUV preamp