Jorge, It seems that despite your problem, you managed to have the highest score as a multi-single:
Call QSOs Mults hr Score Club Non-NA M/S HP CW5W(@CX6VM) 1584 234 24 1,232,244 LS1D 1617 225 1,137,150 CE4CT 1770 210 28 1,092,840 LU Contest Group PJ2T 1703 179 27 981,994 PVRC CW5R 1320 135 785,000 Araucaria DX PT3T(@PY3CM) 1111 206 36 750,252 Araucaria DX LU1UM 1064 182 30 559,832 LU Contest Group DK5QN 382 102 19 131,172 RR DX ED1R 339 100 16 114,600 Radio Club Henares ZY6Z(@PY6HD) 300 89 15:28 77,964 Araucaria DX Congrats! 73, Bob W5OV > Hi Guy, > > Thanks for the suggestion. > > Will try 10 mts with the PRE next time I go to the station. Unfortunately > I > didn´t tried it during the contest. > > On low bands sometimes I don´t need to use the PRE with my beverages, very > good RX there.! > > 73, > Jorge > CX6VM/CW5W > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] En nombre de Guy Olinger > K2AV > Enviado el: Martes, 14 de Diciembre de 2010 01:34 p.m. > Para: Jorge Diez - CX6VM > CC: [email protected]; John_N1JM; [email protected] > Asunto: Re: [Elecraft] K3 in ARRL10 > > Hi Jorge, > > If you are listening to weak signals on 10m with a K3, the PRE should > be on. It's really required unless your local 10m ambient noise is > terrible. > > The FT1000MP built in this change in sensitivity, so it always had > additional sensitivity automatically turned on for 10 meters. This > could be turned off in the menu. > > In the K3, the operator makes these choices, it's not automatic. In > general, the PRE should always be on for 10m. By contrast on 160m, > the ATT should be on and the PRE off, unless you are listening to a > beverage or other low level RX antenna. But these settings are left > entirely to the operator. > > Those who have a high-end external preamp for ten meters (particularly > remote pre-amps) will want the K3 internal preamp off. That is one of > the number of reasons why it is left to the operator to determine the > proper setting of PRE/ATT to match the ambient noise at the ANT jack. > > Once the proper setting for your circumstance is determined, the K3 > will remember it so you don't have to adjust it constantly. > > 73, Guy. > > On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 5:53 AM, Jorge Diez - CX6VM > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> Sorry for the delay, but I was in a 6 hours drive trip yesterday. >> >> After reading the emails, I stopped at AC7AC email. I am very sure that >> I >> have band noise. I heard a noticeable SHHHHHHHHHHHHH that I didn´t heard > in >> the TS850. I can do some records later this week when I go back to the >> station. >> >> My setup is a ArraySolution sixpack, so I switch the 10 mts position to > the >> K3 and TS850. The radios are connected to different models of amps and > swr >> meters, but I don´t know if this will affect. >> >> I didn´t use the PRE. >> >> 73, >> Jorge >> CX6VM/CW5W >> >> >> >> -----Mensaje original----- >> De: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] En nombre de [email protected] >> Enviado el: Lunes, 13 de Diciembre de 2010 04:03 p.m. >> Para: John_N1JM >> CC: [email protected] >> Asunto: Re: [Elecraft] K3 in ARRL10 >> >> I operated the 10m contest this weekend with my K3 and I did have the >> preamp on. In that condition, I heard a lot more than apparently could >> hear me. >> >> If this could be quantified some way, perhaps we could get away from >> just >> comparing opinions? >> >> de W5OV >> >>> >>> Even though I do get a rise in band noise going from dummy load to >>> antenna, I >>> still hear weak signals on my 480 that I don't hear on the K3 on 10 > meters >>> SSB. Not sure about cw (what's cw?) :-). Assuming my K3 is set up >>> properly, >>> I would hate to crank up the IF gain just for 10 meters. >>> -- >>> View this message in context: >>> http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-in-ARRL10-tp5830988p5831388.html >>> Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
