RE: [Elecraft] K3 and 6 Metres - PR6 or XV50?
The idea of using a 6 meter transverter with a rig that has already 6 m... It's unbelievable. I think that Elecraft listens to their customers. Never seen a company that does so well at this point. Probably most customers wanted high dynamic range in the HF range and excellent selectivity (including me). Very few wanted a low MDS on 6m. Personally I never made one single QSO on 6m until I got the K3, so I was not even aware of this item. I have been reading the reflector for quite a while because I built a K2 in the past. When talking/fantasizing about a successor for the K2, it was always about HF performance and well layed out features for DX-ers and contesters. So, maybe we forgot to mention that on VHF we might need a lower MDS? Cheer up guys, the next generation Elecraft transceiver will certainly have a lower MDS on VHF and a high dynamic range as well. Elecraft always listens to their customers. 73, Arie PA3A ___ 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
RE: [Elecraft] K3 and 6 Metres - PR6 or XV50?
Words from Wayne about using an XV50 and the K3 that will appear in a soon-to-be-released application note, "Using the K3 with Elecraft XV Transverters": "Those who wish to use an XV50 with the K3 may do so, even though the K3 includes six meters. For example, your antenna configuration and other station interconnections may favor a separate transverter on this band. "Also note that the XV50 has a better 6-meter MDS than the stock K3, because the K3 has been optimized for high dynamic range rather than for best sensitivity. However, a very low-noise preamp is available for the K3: the Elecraft PR6. This unit plugs directly into the RX ANT IN/OUT jacks on the K3 (requires the KXV3 option)." Ron AC7AC -Original Message- I have been following the recent threads about the K3 on 6 metres and have a question (actually two questions), please. Is it possible to use the K3 with the Elecraft XV50 transverter? If so, how does the performance of the K3's receiver on 6m compare with a K3 using the new PR6 pre-amplifier? I have a XV50 transverter that I was using with a K2 to enable me to be QRV on 6m, and intended selling it when I got my K3 to finance the purchase of a XV144 transverter to use with the K3. Would I now do better to keep the XV50, or sell it as planned and buy the PR6 pre- amplifier, to best improve my K3's 6m performance? Thanks and 73 de Chris, N4CJ (G4BUE) ___ 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
Re: [Elecraft] K3 and 6 Metres - PR6 or XV50?
Yes of course it is possible. The K3 may object to there being two 50MHz bands but you can always call it something else to get around that. The K3 has no idea what the transverter frequency is besides what you tell it. The performance will probably be worse, for exactly the same reasons the K3 is a single conversion architecture. What you could do is convert the XV50 to 4m or sell it to someone else. Do you really need a pre-amp for 6m? G4BUE wrote: > > I have been following the recent threads about the K3 on 6 metres and > have a question (actually two questions), please. > > Is it possible to use the K3 with the Elecraft XV50 transverter? If > so, how does the performance of the K3's receiver on 6m compare with > a K3 using the new PR6 pre-amplifier? > > I have a XV50 transverter that I was using with a K2 to enable me to > be QRV on 6m, and intended selling it when I got my K3 to finance the > purchase of a XV144 transverter to use with the K3. Would I now do > better to keep the XV50, or sell it as planned and buy the PR6 pre- > amplifier, to best improve my K3's 6m performance? > > Thanks and 73 de Chris, N4CJ (G4BUE) > > ___ > 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 > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-and-6-Metres---PR6-or-XV50--tp1371609p1372073.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
[Elecraft] K3 and 6 Metres - PR6 or XV50?
I have been following the recent threads about the K3 on 6 metres and have a question (actually two questions), please. Is it possible to use the K3 with the Elecraft XV50 transverter? If so, how does the performance of the K3's receiver on 6m compare with a K3 using the new PR6 pre-amplifier? I have a XV50 transverter that I was using with a K2 to enable me to be QRV on 6m, and intended selling it when I got my K3 to finance the purchase of a XV144 transverter to use with the K3. Would I now do better to keep the XV50, or sell it as planned and buy the PR6 pre- amplifier, to best improve my K3's 6m performance? Thanks and 73 de Chris, N4CJ (G4BUE) ___ 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
