[K3] decisions, decisions

[Edward R Cole]

Pf,

I bought the K3/10 without the tuner but added a 6m preamp.  My use
of the K3 is primarily for VHF/UHF/mw driving transverters to I did
not need the 100w PA.  For 6m 8w is OK but you probably want more.  I
bought a used Mirage A-1015G (10w/150w) 6m linear amp and get 125w
with 8w drive from the K3.

But if you do much HF you probably want more than 12w, so the K3/100
with tuner is a good combo and you do not need a separate 6m
PA.  **Note: I am building a 300w HF amp from a kit.  You state
running CW/digital where QRP is easier (12w is quite adequate on
psk-31).  You can always upgrade to the KPA-100, later.  I actually
check into the Elecraft SSB Net with 12w, but I am not a contester or
DXer  (and have a FT-847 when I must do 100w).

I have a HF/6m manual tuner so decided against the autotuner as I was
investing in filters and sub-Rx (for my particular applications).  I
got the 2.8-KHz and 400-Hz 8-pole filters as a basic set up for
SSB/CW.   I added the 13-KHz filter for VHF-FM.  I bought the TCXO-3
as high freq. accuracy is needed on 1296-MHz (One of my transverters).

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Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2011 10:44:56 +0100
From: Pierfrancesco Caci <[hidden email]>
Subject: [Elecraft] [K3] decisions, decisions
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Finally having enough money to get a K3, but not enough to get all the
options I'd like to have from the start, I need to decide what to get.
I've read many comments on this mailing list that suggest not to do away
with the ATU, for a variety of reasons, so I'll get that.
I would like to know how important is the PR6, I like 6m and it's the
only band for which I have a decent antenna (a 5el yagi).
My activity is a mix of dx chasing, some contesting without
sweating it too much and the occasional random qso. Mostly cw/digimodes
lately due to small kid and screaming into a microphone not mixing well :-)
So I would also like to know how important is to get one extra roofing
filter (maybe a 500Hz one) from the beginning, or if I can do without
that for the next few months until I can spare some more money for the
hobby and get a round of upgrades.
I'm also considering going for the k3/10 and get the filters/preamp
instead of the k3/100 without the options, if it would give me better
results.

I'll appreciate your suggestions

Pf, ik5pvx


73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45
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