K3 on 6M

[Ronnie Hull]

Good evening folks!
I have a K3 with every upgrade available. What are your opinions of such a K3 on 6M?

Rx sensitivity is what I’m referring to

Thanks and 73

Ron W5SUM

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[Jim Brown-10]

On 5/23/2021 7:35 PM, Ronnie Hull wrote:
> I have a K3 with every upgrade available. What are your opinions of such a K3 on 6M?

It's quite good with either the outboard PR6 preamp they sold, or the
preamp built into the transverter interface introduced with the K3S.
When I got my first K3 in 2008, the internal preamp was pretty stinko on
10M and 6M. I already owned a GASFET preamp, so I used it at the RX Out
- RX In patch point, and it worked great from 12M up to 6M.

The preamp in the KX3 is also very good on 6M, making it a very good
backpacking rig.

73, Jim K9YC
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[Ronnie Hull]

Thanks everyone!
 I Do have the the transverter interface in my upgraded K3

I was just curious!

Ron W5SUM

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> On May 23, 2021, at 11:16 PM, Jim Brown <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> On 5/23/2021 7:35 PM, Ronnie Hull wrote:
>> I have a K3 with every upgrade available. What are your opinions of such a K3 on 6M?
>
> It's quite good with either the outboard PR6 preamp they sold, or the preamp built into the transverter interface introduced with the K3S. When I got my first K3 in 2008, the internal preamp was pretty stinko on 10M and 6M. I already owned a GASFET preamp, so I used it at the RX Out - RX In patch point, and it worked great from 12M up to 6M.
>
> The preamp in the KX3 is also very good on 6M, making it a very good backpacking rig.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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[Tim Tucker]

If anyone needs the external 6m preamp for an original K3, I have one I
would part with for a reasonable price.

Tim,
AE6LX

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