[Elecraft] K3 6-meter Performance Question

[Stewart Baker]

I would hang on to your XV-50 until you have checked that you find 
your K3 sensitive enough on 6m. I made the mistake of selling mine 
off before my K3 arrived, and I now regret it.

73
Stewart G3RXQ
On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:19:51 -0500, Terry Schieler wrote:
> Fellow Elecraftorians:
>
>
> Some weeks back I recall a post here that the K3 6-meter 
performance did not
> seem to be up to par with its HF band performance as well as 
that of some of
> the other HF thru 6 rigs on the market, and there was some 
related
> discussion regarding a future accessory receive pre-amp for six. 
 If I
> recall correctly, Wayne or Eric popped in to state the reason 
for the
> difference in performance, so it was, apparently, a documented 
situation.
>
>
> I have searched for the specific posts with no avail.  But it 
leads me to
> ask whether I should hang on to my XV-50 transverter (which I 
had planned to
> sell) or use it with my K3 for its improved performance.  Has 
anyone done
> this?  I'd be interested in your comments.
>
>
> 73,
>
>
> Terry, WØFM
>
>
> K2  3716
>
> K3  474
>
>
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