What's so amazing is that others tell me how good their K3 is on 6. This is a unit built by AB7R who is tops with Elecraft and it was checked out before selling. The other bands are wonderful. Just a point, my Flex 1000 and Flex 5000 was the same way and part of the reason I switched. Still happy I did, especially with the Lp Pan which emulates Flex. BUT to have an old 400 buck FT100 body slam it is quite puzzling.
Phil Philip LaMarche LaMarche Enterprises, Inc. www.instantgourmetspices.com www.w9dvm.com 800-395-7795 pin 02 727-944-3226 FAX 727-937-8834 NASFT 30210 W9DVM -----Original Message----- From: JIM DAVIS [mailto:nn...@astound.net] Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 2:12 PM To: Phil LaMarche; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6 Meters On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:34:03 -0500 "Phil LaMarche" <plama...@verizon.net> wrote: > I purchased a used FT 100 just to monitor 6 while using the other > bands with the K3. Today there is a great opening. Signals are > screaming from the FT 100 and hardly heard on the K3 using an antenna > switch. Guess I better get a Preamp in line quickly. > > Phil > > > Philip LaMarche > LaMarche Enterprises, Inc. > <http://www.instantgourmetspices.com/> www.instantgourmetspices.com > > www.w9dvm.com <http://www.w9dvm.com/> > 800-395-7795 pin 02 > 727-944-3226 >FAX 727-937-8834 > NASFT 30210 > W9DVM **************************************************************************** ***** Phil, You're right about the 6mtr. band being practically deaf in the K3!!! I did order the 6m. preamp because of that short-coming! But you would have thought that the BOYZ @ Elecraft would'nt have short-changed 6m sensitivity as ALL THE OTHER BANDS HEAR WELL!!! Why build a quality rig if one-band is only added as a "after-thought"??? Jim/nn6ee S/N 2406 _______________________________________________ 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
