[Elecraft] K3 6M Preamp?

[k8tb at bosscher.org]

> Did anyone notice the kind of steathy product announcement, of a 6M preamp
> for the K3 in Toby's excellent "K3 Test from Bavaria"?  I recall it being
> tossed around as a posibliity, ..

   Toby, I caught that also. In the mean time, I have a ARR preamp, Model
# P50VDG, that sits on the back of my K3. I use a female-female BNC
adapter that holds the preamp out to the rx antenna in, and a simple
male-male jumper about 9" to handle the other connections. I take power
from the handy 12 vdc RCA jack on the back of the K3.

   Of note though, I have a 6 dB BNC pad on the output of the preamp. I've
always found that preamps are a lot happier when they see close to 50
ohms.

   I have no measured MDS numbers for you. But it does bring weaker
signals up to where I can read them. This K3 is in my shack at home.

   Which brings me to a problem. I have a TS-2000 at a remote site that I
use for 6 meters SSB, only. My home sits in a valley, and this remote
site is 300 feet above my head. But, there is no comparison of the
TS-2000 with the K3, so, do I order another K3? (me thinks so!)
   I might be the only person to buy a K3 to operate just one band!

    So it will be interesting to see what Aptos has come up with for 6,
but in the mean time, you can do it yourself.

   73 de tom K8TB K3 FB53