[Elecraft] FS: Elecraft PR6 Preamp

[Jim Brown]

On 9/4/2020 8:05 AM, K5WA wrote:
> For those of you picking up legacy K3 rigs recently, you might want to
> consider this option.  The PR6 was designed to help boost 10M and 6M signals
> as an add-on unit which plugs into the RX IN/OUT connections on the back of
> the K3 with supplied BNC connectors.

A good preamp is VERY important if you live or operate with relatively 
low RX noise on 12, 10, or 6M. For many of us, noise levels can vary a 
lot from day to day, at different times of day, and even as neighbors 
turn on/off their many noise sources. The PR6 preamp is a very good one. 
I've not used it -- I already owned an ARR GasFET preamp for 6M, which 
works well down to at least 12M, and used it at the RX Out/In patch 
point. When the newer version of the transverter was introduced for the 
K3S, I upgraded to it and loaned the ARR to a friend. The PR6 is a LOT 
cheaper than replacing the transverter board. :) My guess based on a lot 
of listening on 6M when my noise level is low is that the NF of the PR6 
is within a fractional dB of the ARR GasFET -- in other words, quite good.

73, Jim K9YC