[Elecraft] K3 in ARRL10

w5ov at w5ov.com w5ov at w5ov.com
Tue Dec 14 12:13:17 EST 2010 

Jorge,

It seems that despite your problem, you managed to have the highest score
as a multi-single:

Call               QSOs Mults   hr      Score Club
Non-NA M/S HP
CW5W(@CX6VM)      1584   234    24  1,232,244
LS1D              1617   225        1,137,150
CE4CT             1770   210    28  1,092,840 LU Contest Group
PJ2T              1703   179    27    981,994 PVRC
CW5R              1320   135          785,000 Araucaria DX
PT3T(@PY3CM)      1111   206    36    750,252 Araucaria DX
LU1UM             1064   182    30    559,832 LU Contest Group
DK5QN              382   102    19    131,172 RR DX
ED1R               339   100    16    114,600 Radio Club Henares
ZY6Z(@PY6HD)       300    89 15:28     77,964 Araucaria DX

Congrats!

73,

Bob W5OV


> Hi Guy,
>
> Thanks for the suggestion.
>
> Will try 10 mts with the PRE next time I go to the station. Unfortunately
> I
> didn´t tried it during the contest.
>
> On low bands sometimes I don´t need to use the PRE with my beverages, very
> good RX there.!
>
> 73,
> Jorge
> CX6VM/CW5W
>
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: guyk2av at gmail.com [mailto:guyk2av at gmail.com] En nombre de Guy Olinger
> K2AV
> Enviado el: Martes, 14 de Diciembre de 2010 01:34 p.m.
> Para: Jorge Diez - CX6VM
> CC: w5ov at w5ov.com; John_N1JM; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Asunto: Re: [Elecraft] K3 in ARRL10
>
> Hi Jorge,
>
> If you are listening to weak signals on 10m with a K3, the PRE should
> be on.  It's really required unless your local 10m ambient noise is
> terrible.
>
> The FT1000MP built in this change in sensitivity, so it always had
> additional sensitivity automatically turned on for 10 meters.  This
> could be turned off in the menu.
>
> In the K3, the operator makes these choices, it's not automatic.  In
> general, the PRE should always be on for 10m.  By contrast on 160m,
> the ATT should be on and the PRE off, unless you are listening to a
> beverage or other low level RX antenna.  But these settings are left
> entirely to the operator.
>
> Those who have a high-end external preamp for ten meters (particularly
> remote pre-amps) will want the K3 internal preamp off.  That is one of
> the number of reasons why it is left to the operator to determine the
> proper setting of PRE/ATT to match the ambient noise at the ANT jack.
>
> Once the proper setting for your circumstance is determined, the K3
> will remember it so you don't have to adjust it constantly.
>
> 73, Guy.
>
> On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 5:53 AM, Jorge Diez - CX6VM
> <cx6vm.jorge at adinet.com.uy> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Sorry for the delay, but I was in a 6 hours drive trip yesterday.
>>
>> After reading the emails, I stopped at AC7AC email. I am very sure that
>> I
>> have band noise. I heard a noticeable SHHHHHHHHHHHHH that I didn´t heard
> in
>> the TS850. I can do some records later this week when I go back to the
>> station.
>>
>> My setup is a ArraySolution sixpack, so I switch the 10 mts position to
> the
>> K3 and TS850.  The radios are connected to different models of amps and
> swr
>> meters, but I don´t know if this will affect.
>>
>> I didn´t use the PRE.
>>
>> 73,
>> Jorge
>> CX6VM/CW5W
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Mensaje original-----
>> De: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] En nombre de w5ov at w5ov.com
>> Enviado el: Lunes, 13 de Diciembre de 2010 04:03 p.m.
>> Para: John_N1JM
>> CC: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>> Asunto: Re: [Elecraft] K3 in ARRL10
>>
>> I operated the 10m contest this weekend with my K3 and I did have the
>> preamp on. In that condition, I heard a lot more than apparently could
>> hear me.
>>
>> If this could be quantified some way, perhaps we could get away from
>> just
>> comparing opinions?
>>
>> de W5OV
>>
>>>
>>> Even though I do get a rise in band noise going from dummy load to
>>> antenna, I
>>> still hear weak signals on my 480 that I don't hear on the K3 on 10
> meters
>>> SSB. Not sure about cw (what's cw?) :-). Assuming my K3 is set up
>>> properly,
>>> I would hate to crank up the IF gain just for 10 meters.
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