K3 PR6 preamp
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I'd like to buy a PR6 and see in its manual a photo of it apparently hanging off
the back of the K3. Would the torque be unhealthy for the K3 connectors over time? I'm also concerned something could fall onto it and harm the rig. Is it ok to connect via cables or is it necessary to minimize path length as shown? Thanks and 73, Mike ab3ap ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Mark,
I have the PR6 and it works very well. I would -not- consider hanging it off the back of the K3 via M<->M BNC's. Mine's connected via two 6" BNC cables. 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Mike,
I just bought the PR6 and added it to my K3 last week. I just connected it to the back using the bnc barrel connectors that came with it. Seems very secure, but I would probably remove it when transporting the rig. Makes a huge difference on receive. Dave, N4QS Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Mike Markowski <[hidden email]> Sender: [hidden email] Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:06:01 To: <[hidden email]> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 PR6 preamp I'd like to buy a PR6 and see in its manual a photo of it apparently hanging off the back of the K3. Would the torque be unhealthy for the K3 connectors over time? I'm also concerned something could fall onto it and harm the rig. Is it ok to connect via cables or is it necessary to minimize path length as shown? Thanks and 73, Mike ab3ap ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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I did not use the PR6 but a 6 meter pre amp L50LNA from Downeast microwave. I had this DEMI pre amp before the purchase of K3.
The DEMI 6m pre amp L50LNA is also a good choice. TNX & 73, Johnny VR2XMC 寄件人︰ "[hidden email]" <[hidden email]> 收件人︰ Mike Markowski <[hidden email]>; [hidden email]; [hidden email] 傳送日期︰ 2012年07月9日 (週一) 10:32 PM 主題︰ Re: [Elecraft] K3 PR6 preamp Mike, I just bought the PR6 and added it to my K3 last week. I just connected it to the back using the bnc barrel connectors that came with it. Seems very secure, but I would probably remove it when transporting the rig. Makes a huge difference on receive. Dave, N4QS Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Mike Markowski <[hidden email]> Sender: [hidden email] Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:06:01 To: <[hidden email]> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 PR6 preamp I'd like to buy a PR6 and see in its manual a photo of it apparently hanging off the back of the K3. Would the torque be unhealthy for the K3 connectors over time? I'm also concerned something could fall onto it and harm the rig. Is it ok to connect via cables or is it necessary to minimize path length as shown? Thanks and 73, Mike ab3ap ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net/ Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net/ Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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>>>>> "Mike" == Mike Markowski <[hidden email]> writes:
Mike> I'd like to buy a PR6 and see in its manual a photo of it Mike> apparently hanging off Mike> the back of the K3. Would the torque be unhealthy for the K3 Mike> connectors over Mike> time? I'm also concerned something could fall onto it and Mike> harm the rig. Is it Mike> ok to connect via cables or is it necessary to minimize path Mike> length as shown? It's not that heavy Mike, and it has 2 connectors to hold it. It is also "protected" by the rats nest of connectors above it, in particular the serial one :-) That said, someone in the past posted that he used 2 semi-rigid cables and placed it under the K3 which he keeps tilted. Pf -- Pierfrancesco Caci, ik5pvx ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Another benefit of using short patch cables for the PR6 is that it's a bit
easier to access the connectors beneath it, like the paddle socket. John G4ZTR _____ From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Pierfrancesco Caci Sent: 09 July 2012 17:47 To: Mike Markowski Cc: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 PR6 preamp >>>>> "Mike" == Mike Markowski <[hidden email]> writes: Mike> I'd like to buy a PR6 and see in its manual a photo of it Mike> apparently hanging off Mike> the back of the K3. Would the torque be unhealthy for the K3 Mike> connectors over Mike> time? I'm also concerned something could fall onto it and Mike> harm the rig. Is it Mike> ok to connect via cables or is it necessary to minimize path Mike> length as shown? It's not that heavy Mike, and it has 2 connectors to hold it. It is also "protected" by the rats nest of connectors above it, in particular the serial one :-) That said, someone in the past posted that he used 2 semi-rigid cables and placed it under the K3 which he keeps tilted. Pf -- Pierfrancesco Caci, ik5pvx ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7283 (20120709) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7283 (20120709) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7284 (20120709) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7284 (20120709) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Oh, yes! I used to have my PR6 installed directly to the rear panel with
the double male connectors. Since my station interconnect is pretty complex and uses essentially every connector on the rear panel, every time I needed to access something back there the preamp was extremely in the way. After lots of bad words on multiple occasions, I finally got a couple of 3 foot cables. Best move I've made in a long time. 73... Randy, W8FN On 07/09/2012 13:14, John Lemay wrote: > Another benefit of using short patch cables for the PR6 is that it's a bit > easier to access the connectors beneath it, like the paddle socket. > > > > John G4ZT ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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I haven't purchased a PR6...yet. I wonder if anyone has successfully
installed the preamp INSIDE the K3? It sure would be slick to do so. On 7/9/2012 7:39 PM, Randy Farmer wrote: > Oh, yes! I used to have my PR6 installed directly to the rear panel with > the double male connectors. Since my station interconnect is pretty > complex and uses essentially every connector on the rear panel, every > time I needed to access something back there the preamp was extremely in > the way. After lots of bad words on multiple occasions, I finally got a > couple of 3 foot cables. Best move I've made in a long time. > > 73... > Randy, W8FN > > On 07/09/2012 13:14, John Lemay wrote: >> Another benefit of using short patch cables for the PR6 is that it's a bit >> easier to access the connectors beneath it, like the paddle socket. >> >> >> >> John G4ZT > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- 73, Gary K9GS Greater Milwaukee DX Association: http://www.gmdxa.org Society of Midwest Contesters: http://www.w9smc.com CW Ops #1032 http://www.cwops.org ************************************************ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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I also went with 3-ft cables for the PR6. I used a couple of these:
www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/CBL-27/3-BNC-BNC-CABLE-RG-58/1.html Phil - AD5X ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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