[Elecraft] 6 meter blocking gain in K3 QST review

[James Duffey]

Bill - Even with 40 over 9 signals on 6M, the blocking dynamic range  
of the K3 is more than adequate, even though it is substantially lower  
than on the HF bands. If S9 is 54B above the noise floor, then 40 over  
9 is 94dB over the noise floor and you still have 30 dB or so of  
headroom before you run into a blocking dynamic range problem.  Now if  
N7KA gets his 6M  kW going and moves in down the block from you, you  
may have a problem, but you almost certainly will not have a problem  
with on the air signals stressing the blocking dynamic range  
capabilities of the K3. That said, it is somewhat disappointing that  
the receiver performance of the K3 on 6M is not on a par with its  
performance on HF. - Duffey
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KK6MC
James Duffey
Cedar Crest NM