I can say without hesitation that the K3 is sub par on 6 meters compared to other rigs below its class. I compared directly with an IC746. When we enjoyed a rare opening on 6 to JA earlier this year I was able to work a JA with the K3. Barely. And I say barely because the audio was cranked all the way up and I could just hear them. The next day I ran a line from the RX ant out to the IC 746 so I could switch between the rigs just by pushing the RX ANT switch on the K3. With the IC 746 I was able to hear signals that were not audible on the K3. Clear and simply the K3 was not up to the task.
I did contact Elecraft about this and Wayne replied as he did just today (10/23) to the reflector with the same explanation. My point to him was no where is this deficiency on 6 noted in the K3 literature. I agree with those that already said that $149 for the preamp is steep for performance that should have been included in the rig. I think the K3 is a FANTASTIC rig for HF. But am disappointed I needed to spend even more money for equally good performance on 6. I bought the ARR preamp..... I'd still buy the K3 and recommend it to others but everyone should be made aware of its lack of performance on 6. Ron N4XD _______________________________________________ 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
