[Elecraft] K3 + preamp for CQ VHF Contest

[Edward R Cole]

Mine is not a PR6 but equivalent in NF and gain specs.  I 
re-installed it after replacing the GasFet (mgf-1402) which somehow 
bit the dust awhile ago.  It is installed on the K3 RX IN/OUT same as 
one does the PR6.

I measured increase of my K3 6m MDS from -136 to -145 dBm using my 
XG3 and 30-dB attenuator.   Worked very nice for the VHF contest this 
weekend.  I now have one of my 3-element 6m yagis end-mounted on one 
leg of my tower at 22-feet and fixed in the direction of the US west 
coast (120-deg.) from Alaska.  I worked six stations in five grids in 
the Pac NW on Saturday night in a two-hour opening.

I will have some new photos tomorrow on:
http://www.kl7uw.com/HF.htm

73, Ed - KL7UW
http://www.kl7uw.com
dubususa at gmail.com
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