[Elecraft] K3 / KXV3A / PR6 / SteppIR 3L - 6M Operation

[Josh Fiden]

Not upcoming, e season already in progress! Seeing at least single hop every day. 

Leave PR6 on all the time. K3 is deaf on 6 without it. 

73
Josh W6XU 

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> On May 1, 2021, at 7:47 AM, Mike Flowers <mike.flowers at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi Folks,
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> I recently purchased a used PR6 6-Meter preamp in anticipation of the
> upcoming 6M summer season.
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> My K3 has the KXV3A Interface option installed.  I have a K-Line station;
> K3,P3,KAT500,KPA500.
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> My 6M antenna is my SteppIR 3L.
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> I've downloaded the PR6 and KXV3A manuals, and I'm reading the Elecraft K3
> Owners manual and Fred Cadys K3 manual to understand the signal path for the
> proper use of the PR6 preamp.   This is the first time I've needed to use
> the RX ANT feature on the K3, and there are a lot of ways to configure the
> signal path in the K3, I've discovered.
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> My 6M operation is pretty simple.  The SteppIR gives me a 3L yagi on 6M.  I
> have the KAT500 configured to recognize the SteppIR as a resonant 6M antenna
> on ANT1 and the KPA500 gives me a full 500W if I need it.
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> I'm looking for guidance for using the PR6 in this configuration, and I will
> appreciate any suggestions and cautions about how to effectively use the PR6
> for my 6M operation.
>