[Elecraft] 6 Meters

[Phil LaMarche]

What's so amazing is that others tell me how good their K3 is on 6.  This is
a unit built by AB7R who is tops with Elecraft and it was checked out before
selling.  The other bands are wonderful.  Just a point, my Flex 1000 and
Flex 5000 was the same way and part of the reason I switched.  Still happy I
did, especially with the Lp Pan which emulates Flex.  BUT to have an old 400
buck FT100 body slam it is quite puzzling.

Phil 


Philip LaMarche 
LaMarche Enterprises, Inc.
www.instantgourmetspices.com

www.w9dvm.com 
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-----Original Message-----
From: JIM DAVIS [mailto:nn6ee at astound.net] 
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 2:12 PM
To: Phil LaMarche; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 6 Meters

On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:34:03 -0500
  "Phil LaMarche" <plamarc1 at verizon.net> wrote:
> I purchased a used FT 100 just to monitor 6 while using the other 
> bands with the K3.  Today there is a great opening.  Signals are 
> screaming from the FT 100 and hardly heard on the K3 using an antenna 
> switch.  Guess I better get a Preamp in line quickly.
> 
> Phil
> 
> 
> Philip LaMarche
> LaMarche Enterprises, Inc.
> <http://www.instantgourmetspices.com/> www.instantgourmetspices.com
> 
> www.w9dvm.com <http://www.w9dvm.com/>
> 800-395-7795 pin 02
> 727-944-3226
>FAX 727-937-8834
> NASFT 30210
> W9DVM
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Phil,

You're right about the 6mtr. band being practically deaf in the K3!!!  I did
order the 6m. preamp because of that short-coming! But you would have
thought that the BOYZ @ Elecraft would'nt have short-changed 6m sensitivity
as ALL THE OTHER BANDS HEAR WELL!!!

Why build a quality rig if one-band is only added as a "after-thought"???

Jim/nn6ee
S/N 2406