[Elecraft] K3 for Broadcast Band DX

[Carl Jón Denbow]

I sometimes like to do a little Broadcast Band DX, takes me back to my 
high schools days with my GE transistor radio under the pillow.  I think 
some of you know the story. ;-)  At any rate, I have the general 
coverage module installed in the main receiver, but I have found the 
sensitivity of it in the broadcast band to be horrible.  I can hook up 
my Palstar R40 and get a 40 over signal from a station, but with the K3 
hooked up to the same antenna that station is an S4  --  just barely 
over the noise level.  This is a station 100 miles way that I could 
receive on that old GE transistor radio at what would have at least been 
an S9 signal.  Therefore, at this juncture, the K3 is totally not up to 
the job when it comes to broadcast band DX hunting.  What's up here?
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Carl Jón Denbow, N8VZ
17 Coventry Lane
Athens, Ohio 45701-3718

carl at n8vz.com
www.n8vz.com
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IRLP 4533   Echolink 116070

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