On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:05:53 -0700, Lyle Johnson wrote: >> Haven't really had time to use my K3 on 50MHz, but when I tried it >> the sensitivity seemed quite a bit down on my K2/KXV50 >> combination. Unfortunately I have sold the KXV50, so I can't do an >> A/B comparison. >> >> Is this what the preamp is meant to address ? >> > The 6m preamp, when available, is meant to help in those cases where a > lower noise figure at the receiver input (or lower receiver temperature > if you prefer to think of it that way) coupled with the required > additional front end gain to provide that lower noise figure, would be > expected to provide improved receive performance as determined by the > station system design. > > Your 6m receiving system may or may not benefit from this. It depends > entirely on your station's design and where the K3 as a component fits > into that design. > > 73, > > Lyle KK7P
QSL Lyle, I think what it all goes to prove is what a good front end the XV50 (not KXV50 as in my previous) has. The only problem I see here with having a pre-amp connected to the KXV3 is that I also use the RX ant input for a HF receive antenna. I suspect that I would need to implement some external relay switching for that.. 73 Stewart G3RXQ > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
