I opted to purchase the P50VDG GasFet preamp from Advanced Receiver Research, which worked fine. Somehow I blew the Gasfet so have to repair it (uses mgf-1302). Recent reports from a local net are that I am received S9+ while I struggle to hear the local (70-mi away) station running the same power (100w). The K3 even with PRE turned on is not very good on 6m and an external preamp does wonders. I found it best to run the K3 with PRE off if using an external preamp.
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