[Elecraft] Subject: PR6-10 vs KXV3B

[Edward R Cole]

I'm using the PR6-10 on my K3 (SN4043) and it helps 10m and 6m Rx, 
immensely.  I also have a ARR 6m gasfet preamp mounted on the 6m 
tower for eme and use DIGIOUT-1 to select either preamp with the ARR 
on the bypass connector of the PR6-10.

What I got from reading of the original problem was that there was 
insufficient gain in the K3 Rx chain at high-end frequencies to 
provide adequate sensitivity, so the preamp mainly adds gain to the 
chain.  Fact that the NF is a little lower does not hurt if you are 
in a low noise environ.

On 6m-eme local band noise floor is the prime limit on MDS, other 
than needing more antenna gain (single yagi 13-dBi).  15 dBi is 
considered the minimum for realistic eme reception.  That seems to be 
my circumstance where other stations see my 1000w long before I see 
them (I have to use ground-gain enhancement to see eme).

73, Ed - KL7UW
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