[Elecraft] K3 6M receive performance

Augie Hansen augie.hansen at comcast.net
Thu Oct 23 16:08:47 EDT 2008


Bob Serwy wrote:
> I use my K3 often on 6 meters.  I have no problem hearing stations on 6
> meters.  I can hear the noise increase when I connect my 4 element 6 meter
> beam to the radio.  So at my QTH, I do not need any additional receive gain.
> Also the dynamic range is much better on 6 meters then it was on my IC 756
> Pro III.  Local stations would desense the Pro III.  I can't tell they are
> there with the K3.
>   

Same result here with several antennas (4- and 5-element Yagis, a 
J-pole, and a simple horizontal dipole). By the way, I sold the Pro III.

Gus Hansen
KB0YH



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