KX3 - Does It need Preamp for 6M?

[Jim Brown-10]

We may use a KX3 in a very quiet mountaintop QTH on FD. Does it need a
preamp for 6M?  Notice that I said a VERY QUIET location.

73, Jim K9YC
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[wayne burdick]

Typical MDS on 6 meters with the 30 dB preamp setting is around -140 dBm. This should suffice for all but the most stringent low-noise applications.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


On Jun 19, 2013, at 7:43 PM, Jim Brown <[hidden email]> wrote:

> We may use a KX3 in a very quiet mountaintop QTH on FD. Does it need a preamp for 6M?  Notice that I said a VERY QUIET location.
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> 73, Jim K9YC
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[Fred Smith-2]

Jim

Mine seems to be as good as any radio that I have owned except for the K3
without the external one. I have been making many 6m QRP contacts SSB with
my KX3 to date 47 total in the last several weeks, using a small yagi.

If I were going to work weak signal usually not much done QRP a mast mounted
preamp would be in order.


73,
Fred/N0AZZ
K3 Ser #'s 6730/5299--KX3 # 2573--K2/100 # 6470-KAT100
P3/SVGA--KPA500--KAT500--W2




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Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 - Does It need Preamp for 6M?

We may use a KX3 in a very quiet mountaintop QTH on FD. Does it need a
preamp for 6M?  Notice that I said a VERY QUIET location.

73, Jim K9YC
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