One of the things to keep in mind is that having a receiver to hot is not always good. It's kind of like a repeater that has either a hot receiver and low power transmitter or poor receiver and a high power transmitter. Sometimes called the "Alligator syndrome".
You might be able to hear them but cause QRM to those who are working the DX but can't hear you.
I bought a 20 db preamp for use with my K3. While it does increase the noise and sometimes signals are more discernable, i can't always get back to them (the DX). Having the regular internal preamp in the K3 turned on helps to balance out the book. And i very seldom turn it off especially on 6 unless the stations i'm hearing are loud. Poor hearing on my part doesn't always help the situation so it can make operation a bit variable at times.
Larry
W0OGH
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