On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 08:29:08 -0700 (PDT), Ken McGuire wrote:
>I was frustrated at how slow the chats were on SSB (FM was even worse) -
>it seemed like they were wasting a perfectly good band opening ragchewing
Yep. Same here. Often, an opening on any given path may be there only long
enough to ex
Before I advertise this more widely, I wanted to announce it here and see if
anyone
is interested. I am liquidating this to help fund a new M2 6M-1000 DXpedition
amplfier.
FOR SALE: Harris Channel 2 solid state 50 VDC amplifier module. Has extensive
built
in fault protection. Requires abo
Howdy!
I wanted to provide sufficient formal advance notice for anyone interested in
contacting 3D2 on 6m. I expect to be QRV from there from September 27 through
October 7 GMT. This time period spans the optimum days of the month for 6m EME.
More information is now available at:
http://www.b
I just tried out my 6M preamp from Elecraft, and...
I like it; I could copy some weak beacons that were marginal here, and a
few I couldn't hear without it, so it must make a few db of improved
signal to noise ratio.
73 de Dave, W5SV (off to get ready for the 10 M contest).
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My 6M preamp was received today (Monday). Seems
equal to my DEM unit in casual comparison listening to
a weak semi-local beacon. I'll make comparison
measurements later.
Is a "pretty", nicely finished unit and was supplied with all
needed cabling and even a pair of male-male BNC's to hang
i
Jim Cox wrote:
>
> Amen Joe. It is amazing the gripes you hear and the justifications for
> them. The specs were advertised; if you didnt like them, why did you
> purchase a K3?
> I am a very satisfied K3 customer and I have used the K3 to work weak dx
> on
> all the bands 160-6 meters..
Hi all,
Personally I wish Elecraft had resisted the temptation to include the 6m
band in the K3. Grafting the 6m band, which is a VHF band, on to a HF
transceiver will always be a compromise at best and at worst it might affect
HF performance negatively. In my opinion ICOM made a good choice in
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From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Ian White GM3SEK'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 5:57 PM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] 6M Preamp
The K3's sensitivity specification corresponds t
Julian,
" clear that this is as a result of a design compromise made on the
basis that HF performance was paramount" I don't think it was a compromise,
if it was intentional to keep performance at peak. Weak signal work usually
requires preamp at the antenna not at the radio, and personally
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian
> White GM3SEK
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> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6M Preamp
>
>
> gd0tep wrote:
> >As some one who bought the K3 purely for it's RX performance
On Thu, 2008-10-23 at 05:05 -0700, Julian, G4ILO wrote:
> I can always use the FT-817. Just how deaf is the K3 on 6m really, anyway?
Not very deaf at all. It's just not capable of hearing to the thermal
nose floor at a good setup.
Having said that Stock K3's have managed EME contacts so it's not
gd0tep wrote:
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??
Th
Joe Subich, W4TV-3 wrote:
>
> No, you are asking for a lower MDS than on HF without regard to
> the overall performance of the radio in terms of dynamic range.
> There are many K3 users who rely on dynamic range and freedom
> from interference on HF that blows away any of the radios you
> l
rom: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Julian, G4ILO
> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 2:52 PM
> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: RE: [Elecraft] 6M Preamp
>
>
>
>
>
> Joe Subich, W4TV-3 wrote:
> >
> > I don't know
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Joe Subich, W4TV-3 wrote:
>
> I don't know that you can say performan
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While having a 6-meter preamplifier may help when signals are weak, if
the band well and truly opens, signals will be so
While having a 6-meter preamplifier may help when signals are weak, if
the band well and truly opens, signals will be so strong that overload
will be most operator's main problem. Remember that during the openings
of 1948 and 1959, many stations managed to work WAS with transmitters
that put
Julian, G4ILO wrote:
> 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
ern
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 w
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
> d
formance without taxing those who will never benefit
from it.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Julian, G4ILO
> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 1:35 PM
> To: elecraft@mailman
Dave G4AON wrote:
>
> Julian, from my earlier measurements (from per my web site): "Adding an
> external pre-amplifier between the RF out and RF in of a KXV3 interface
> improves the sensitivity by 10 dBm giving 10 dB SINAD at -136 dBm in 400
> Hz bandwidth and a MDS of -146 dBm -which compa
Julian, from my earlier measurements (from per my web site): "Adding an
external pre-amplifier between the RF out and RF in of a KXV3 interface
improves the sensitivity by 10 dBm giving 10 dB SINAD at -136 dBm in 400
Hz bandwidth and a MDS of -146 dBm -which compares to an MDS of -136 dBm
witho
David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
> sorry, found it - thanks for the heads up - ordered mine to ship with
> KDVR3 - hell, no 6M until next May anyway!
> :-)
> 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174
You will appreciate the extra dB improvement if you try to make any weak signal
contacts. I know that most of the 6m
Well, difficult for me to tell, since I don't have a great 6m ant.,
but I think about par with 857 - a good many people on here have said
is quiet deaf.
I have the KXV3 since I also have the XV144 - which I'll get around to
building sometime!
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David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
>
> Well, I 'may' not be QRV on 6M until then - depends when the PR6
> ships :-)
>
> Thanks for the insight Geoff - I don't have a brilliant Ant for 6
> here, so hoping the pre-amp will help me hear better.
> 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174
>
Well, given the current ec
Well, I 'may' not be QRV on 6M until then - depends when the PR6
ships :-)
Thanks for the insight Geoff - I don't have a brilliant Ant for 6
here, so hoping the pre-amp will help me hear better.
73 de M0XDF, K3 #174
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ac
David Ferrington, M0XDF, wrote on Thursday, October 23, 2008 2:10 AM
. hell, no 6M until next May anyway! :-)
73 de M0XDF, K3 #174
Don't count on that! :-) At any point in a solar cycle 6m 'Sporadic E'
openings do occur during any month of
David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
sorry, found it - thanks for the heads up - ordered mine to ship with
KDVR3 - hell, no 6M until next May anyway!
The 6m band often has great single and double hop E skip during late
November and most of December here in the USA. My European 6m DX
contacts were w
sorry, found it - thanks for the heads up - ordered mine to ship with
KDVR3 - hell, no 6M until next May anyway!
:-)
73 de M0XDF, K3 #174
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The 6M preamp is now on the order page...just ordered
mine... :-) 73 de Greg-N4CC
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Perhaps I am missing something; its 10/21 and I still can't find it?
Is there a link we can get, or is it not up yet?
Thanks and 73 de Dave, W5SV
Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft wrote:
I'll be putting it up on the order page and on the main web page by
Monday. We've released it to production and
Any news on the 6 meter pre-amp kit?
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From: Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6m preamp news?
To: "Bob Tellefsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Reflector Elecraft"
Date: Friday, October 10, 2008, 4:46 PM
I'll be putting it up on the order page and on
I'll be putting it up on the order page and on the main web page by
Monday. We've released it to production and it will be shipping by mid
next month.
Eric
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Bob Tellefsen wrote:
Does anyone know how the 6m preamp kit is
coming along. Been a while since the field
testers got theirs.
Does anyone know how the 6m preamp kit is
coming along. Been a while since the field
testers got theirs. I'd think it should be close
by now. Anyone know?
73, Bob N6WG
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Does anyone have a sense of how much longer before
the preamp is released?
I'd like to get two, one for 6m, and one I can mod
for 10m. I'm not happy with the 10m sensitivity
either.
Thanks and 73
Bob N6WG
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Wes Haywards has a preamp using BF998 MOSFETs
http://www.w7zoi.net/lna50.pdf. The PDF is a 50MHz preamp and instructions
to build one ugly style.
The MOSFET's will cost you $1.25 for about 20-30 of them.
Just another option for a 6M preamp
Mike
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I'm ready for another holiday in the US next year, before the UK
economy gets much weaker :-(
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Stewart G3RXQ
On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:45:57 -0700, Jim Brown wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:46:56 +0100, Stewart Baker wrote:
>
>> I brought a 6m preamp kit from Down East Microwave.
>>
> They are well
On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:46:56 +0100, Stewart Baker wrote:
>I brought a 6m preamp kit from Down East Microwave.
They are well respected in the US.
>It cost only slightly more than if I had sourced the components in
>the UK.
Ah, the weak dollar!
73,
Jim K9YC
Thanks for the info, Tom.
73, Bob N6WG
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Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 7:42 AM
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> I bought an ARR peamp for six. It has
I bought an ARR peamp for six. It has a bit too much gain, so I have a
BNC 10 Db pad after it. You can get these attenuators on Ebay for $ 10
or so. I have the ARR preamp supported by a double male BNC barrel
coming off the back of the K3 KXV3 panel. The attenuator/pad sits on the
back of the p
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From: "Stewart Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Jim Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Reflector Elecraft"
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 1:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6m preamp description??
I brought a 6m preamp kit from Down East Microwave.
It cost on
n experiment. I'll probably go
> ahead and build my little J310 preamp though.
> 73, Bob N6WG
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Jim Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Reflector Elecraft"
> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 10:33 AM
> Subject:
I brought a 6m preamp kit from Down East Microwave.
It cost only slightly more than if I had sourced the components in
the UK. The end result means that now I can hear the K3 noise
level increase when I add an antenna.
73
Stewart G3RXQ
On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:33:21 -0700, Jim Brown wrote:
> On Fri,
Bob N6WG
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Jim Brown"
> To: "Reflector Elecraft"
> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 10:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6m preamp description??
>
>
>> On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:32:42 -0700, Bob Tellefsen wrote:
t;Jim Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:32:42 -0700, Bob Tellefsen wrote:
>
> >I've heard that there is a prototype 6m external preamp
>
On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:32:42 -0700, Bob Tellefsen wrote:
>I've heard that there is a prototype 6m external preamp
>being tested.
I bought an ARR preamp several years ago when I was living in
Chicago. I patched it into the external antenna "insert" loop and it
works well.
73,
Jim K9YC
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Bob Tellefsen wrote:
> I've heard that there is a prototype 6m external preamp
> being tested. If so, can anyone give us a thumbnail
> description of this little unit? And how well does it
> seem to work?
> Thanks and 73
> Bob N6WG
>
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I've heard that there is a prototype 6m external preamp
being tested. If so, can anyone give us a thumbnail
description of this little unit? And how well does it
seem to work?
Thanks and 73
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|
| I have 50.060 (CW) and 50.125 (SSB) saved in memories. Just checked
mine and
| it comes back as CW and not CWR.
|
| 73, Neal WA6OCP
|
|
| Stewart G3RXQ wrote:
| >
| > On 6m if I select the mode as CW, then save and recall from a
| >
I'm afraid the problem may have resurfaced, I experience it with
firmware 2.13 but not 2.10.
Bob NW8L
On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 3:55 PM, Tom Carney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> I suspect this was fixed in version 2.03 of the firmware. The notes for
>> 2.03 indicate a fix for a 6M CW-R problem.
Stewart G3RXQ wrote:
>
> On 6m if I select the mode as CW, then save and recall from a
> memory I get CW REV. Is this correct ?
>
> 73
> Stewart G3RXQ
>
> I suspect this was fixed in version 2.03 of the firmware. The notes for
> 2.03 indicate a fix for a 6M CW-R problem. I resolved a relate
I have 50.060 (CW) and 50.125 (SSB) saved in memories. Just checked mine and
it comes back as CW and not CWR.
73, Neal WA6OCP
Stewart G3RXQ wrote:
>
> On 6m if I select the mode as CW, then save and recall from a
> memory I get CW REV. Is this correct ?
>
> 73
> Stewart G3RXQ
>
>
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On 6m if I select the mode as CW, then save and recall from a
memory I get CW REV. Is this correct ?
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Stewart G3RXQ
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I can't give you numbers or even a comparison with another radio since
there are no others in the shack right now but it seems to work fine for
me. If there is improvement to be made Im all for it but I never felt
like I was missing stations on 6m. This season Ive worked one new
country and 9
, so I'm not letting
that keep me from operating on 6m.
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>
>I've only
At 02:33 PM 27/05/08, you wrote:
I've only recently become interested in 6M, up until now lacking
an antenna.
Me too! But, I got interested with all the chatter about great times
on 6M coming up.
SoI tried it a couple of weeks ago, 6M, I had no output at all. I
still don't. I've been workin
Mine works fine on 6 meters!
Dave W7AQK
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I've only recently become interested in 6M, up until now lack
Doug
I've had lots of QSOs on 6m recently using my K3. My calibration worked
fine too... I haven't noticed any spurious PA temperatures or shut down
either. Power levels mostly 80 to 100 Watts, CW, SSB and JT6M.
73 Dave, G4AON
K3/100 #80
With all the posts about TX shutdown
I've only recently become interested in 6M, up until now lacking
an antenna. So, today I attempted to do the TXG calibration on
50 MHz. Using two different dummy loads I was unable to
accomplish the calibration at either power level, the result was
an indicated output power far in excess of that r
Does anyone own -either- an M2 6M5X or a Directive
Systems DS50-5 six meter beam? I'm looking for your
opinions about mechanical construction. There is an almost 2:1
difference in weight which may ... or may
not ... relate to mechanical strength.
Ken Kopp - K0PP
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Hi,
Now convinced that my XV50 is working OK. Currently listening (watching)
W7GJ calling Z38C EME JT65A.
K2 + XV50 + 5el beam at 50 feet pointing over the salt water.
Regards,
Mike VP8NO
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Hi,
Now convinced that my XV50 is working OK. Currently listening (watching)
W7GJ calling Z38C EME JT65A.
K2 + XV50 + 5el beam at 50 feet pointing over the salt water.
Regards,
Mike VP8NO
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As soon as my K3 arrives and I've welded it together I'll have a listen on
6m. If I can't hear the background noise I'll try a masthead pre-amp,
probably SSB Electronics.
Simon Brown, HB9DRV
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Elecraft have accepted tha
Samuel Strongin wrote:
A discussion got started yesterday about mast-mounted preamps on 6M. As I
peruse the available products, it seems that something that
integrates with
the K-3 would be a nice Elecraft product offering. Of course all of the
other VHF-UHF bands matched to the transverter
.
73 kf4yox
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A discussion got started yesterday about mast-mounted
A discussion got started yesterday about mast-mounted preamps on 6M. As I
peruse the available products, it seems that something that integrates with
the K-3 would be a nice Elecraft product offering. Of course all of the
other VHF-UHF bands matched to the transverters would be additional nice
offe
I'd like to thank ALL of the helpful folks on the
reflector. There was a tremendous response :0)
Managed all of 5 SSB QSOs, mostly local. Not bad
considering I was QRP and loading my 12M quad. No TVI
reports hihi.
I used an Alinco DX-70, and the clicking relays drove
me nuts on CW. Ahhh Elecraft,
If you are starting out on 6m, then I would recommend you look at this FAQ.
http://www.qsl.net/w4sat/sixmeter.htm
The UKSMG is another good source of information. http://www.uksmg.org
I use a K2 and XV50 on 6m - an excellent combination. But looking forward
to getting my K3 and trying this on 6
6 meters is not allowed in Thailand. In fact a 6m transmitter is illegal
here.
Charles Harpole, HS0ZCW
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Indeed, Geoff. In fact, all 6M-capable radios should come affixed with a
prominent label:
WARNING: OPERATING THIS RADIO ON THE 6M BAND CAN BE IMMEDIATELY AND SEVERELY
HABIT-FORMING. SUDDEN LOSS OF INTEREST IN NORMAL HF OPERATION AND THE RAPID
ONSET OF COMPULSIVE GRID SQUARE SEEKING BEHAVIORS A
J F <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Having never ever been on 6 meters, would some kind
soul advise me where the best to look for CW stations
(and SSB I guess) this weekend might be? Thinking I
should get my feet wet before the K3 arrives...
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The CW beacon of VR2 is at 50.075Mhz. The 50.110Mhz is the common DX window
especially in Asia Pacific.
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Johnny VR2XMC
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Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 6:56 AM
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Having never ever been on 6 meters, would some kind
soul advise me where the best to look for CW stations
(and SSB I guess) this weekend might be? Thinking I
should
It's helpful to check Ch 2 for potential openings.
A clue for me is when there's QRM to my Dish receiver's
output on Ch 3. (:-))
73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
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I hope this helps!
Robie - AJ4F grid EL29lm
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Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 6:56 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] 6M
Having never ever been on 6 meters, would some kind
soul advise me where the best to look for CW stations
(an
Julius,
domestic SSB: 50.125 (calling freq) and up
CW: 50.100 and down is typical. (below 50.080 listen
for CW beacons)
DX window 50.110 (DX calling freq) - 50.125.
hint - when 10m has very short, strong e-skip it often
means 6m is open for business.
73, curt
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Having never ever been on 6 meters, would some kind
soul advise me where the best to look for CW stations
(and SSB I guess) this weekend might be? Thinking I
should get my feet wet before the K3 arrives...
Thanks,
Julius
n2wn
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Hi all, first post to the reflector. Don't have any Elecraft gear... yet! First
piece I'm considering is the XV50 transverter, and I'm wondering if the power
output can be coaxed up to 27 watts -- what I need to drive my TE Systems 0552G
amplifier to 400W output. All I can find in the website sp
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