As some one who bought the K3 purely for it's RX performance on 6m, can some one tell me once and for all if it is as good as, or better/worse than, other radios like the Icom 756 pro etc... It was my understanding from information provided that it was, is this not the case??
73 Andy http://www.gd0tep.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Julian, G4ILO Sent: 23 October 2008 19:52 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Elecraft] 6M Preamp Joe Subich, W4TV-3 wrote: > > I don't know that you can say performance on six meters should > have been higher than the performance on the HF bands. There > are probably more K3 users who will never use six meters in any > serious way than those who will. However, the Elecraft preamp > does represent a substantial premium for RX Loop pass-through and > ease of integration. Whether the premium is justified is a > decision for the user and the option allows those who need it > to get the performance without taxing those who will never benefit > from it. > I'm not saying that performance on six meters should have been higher than the performance on the HF bands. I'm saying that it should not be worse than an IC-756 PRO III, a TS-2000 or an FT-2000 would be, considering the claims made about the K3's performance. I have no idea of the proportion of K3 users who will never use 6 meters in any serious way. However I think there are quite a few, such as myself, who will have some fun on the band from time to time simply because modern HF transceivers now include it. I'm certainly not serious enough about 6m to spend money on a preamp for it, so I'm feeling a little short-changed after receiving information that the K3 is so deaf on 6m that you need one. The other radios mentioned above certainly are usable on 6m without a preamp by all but the most diehard enthusiast who would probably want it at the masthead anyway. ----- Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. http://www.g4ilo.com/ G4ILO's Shack http://www.ham-directory.com/ Ham Directory http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html KComm for Elecraft K2 and K3 -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/6M-Preamp-tp1366337p1369367.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.8.2/1741 - Release Date: 23/10/2008 07:54 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
