[Elecraft] K3 PRE function question

[GRANT YOUNGMAN]

Do you have the KXV3B with the new/improved preamp installed?  I not, you should consider it.

Grant NQ5T
K3 #2091, KX3 #8342


> On Dec 1, 2017, at 10:53 AM, Edward R Cole <kl7uw at acsalaska.net> wrote:
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> Just my observations on 6m with only the internal PRE on my K3 (purchased circa 2010):
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> I noticed a lack of sensitivity on 6m.  I had a ARR P50VDG preamp with 22-25 dB of gain which worked better than the internal PRE.  That gave me about 12 dB more gain compared with running the PRE.  Also lower NF (typ. 0.5 dB).
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