Six meter pre-amp

[Jack Colson]

I just converted one of my144 MHz  home built pre-amps to 6 meters.  I
have no test equipment other than listening to beacons but I can tell
you that it makes one hell of a difference in signals.  I now can really
hear the noise floor.  I am using a MGF-1302.   The gain is probably
20dB but I have added a 10 dB pad at the ouptut of the pre-amp so that
the noise will not overdrive the K3.

If your going to be active on 6, I would recommend same.

73
Jack, W3TMZ

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[Don VE2DFO]

Same results here Jack but with an ARR low noise preamp--I think it also uses an MGF1302---don't need a pad if you use internal ATT in K3.

Couldn't be easier to install with the KXV3 transveter interface

Don

VE2DFO

K3 #1145

Jack Colson wrote

I just converted one of my144 MHz  home built pre-amps to 6 meters.  I
have no test equipment other than listening to beacons but I can tell
you that it makes one hell of a difference in signals.  I now can really
hear the noise floor.  I am using a MGF-1302.   The gain is probably
20dB but I have added a 10 dB pad at the ouptut of the pre-amp so that
the noise will not overdrive the K3.

If your going to be active on 6, I would recommend same.

73
Jack, W3TMZ

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