On Wed, 2 Dec 2009 13:58:39 -0300, "Mike Harris" <mike.har...@cwimail.fk> wrote:
>G'day, > >6M configuration: > >5el Yagi at 50 feet, approx 150 feet of Ecoflex 10 coax 1.5-2dB >loss. K3 with PR6. 5 ele M2 Yagi at 50 ft, 70 ft of LMR600 coax 0.38 db loss. K3 with PR6. > >Antenna pointing north over the harbour and open country, no S-meter >reading but upon removal the antenna RX noise fell by 8-9dB as >displayed by the K3 dBV. (PRE and PR6 on, 400Hz bandwidth). It is >not always so quiet. > >Monitoring beacon LU5EGY in Buenos Aires, approx 1900km distant. > >In order of improving copy: > >Pre PR6 Copy >N N Nil >Y N ESP Copied call with difficulty >N Y ESP+ Copied call easily >Y Y Easy copy > [snip] Mike, I haven't done the extensive testing you did, but your findings parallel my experiences with the PR6. I wish my 2m and 70cm preamp's were as good as the PR6. 73, Tom, N5GE n...@n5ge.com K3 #806 with SUB RX, K3 #1055, PR6, XV144, XV432, KRC2, W1, 2 W2's and other small kits 1 K144XV on order http://www.n5ge.com http://www.swotrc.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
