I've had phenomenal success with the SSB preamps over the last 25 years. I have one for both 2 meters and 70 cm and if I had anything worth mentioning on 6 meters for an antenna I would have one there as well. Prior to that I used Landwehr.
For my EME station I am using a DB6NT receive-only, only because at the time the Deutschemark ( or Euro ) was cheap and I could get the DB6NT cheaper shipped from Germany than I could get an equivalent SSB receive only here. I have no regrets, the DB6NT is a thing of beauty as only German workmanship can make.
I see that ARR is now making an rf-switched preamp that handles some power now too, but I'd stick with the SSB if I were you, only because they will handle up to 700 watts if you sequence them; 200 RF-sensed.
On 8/24/2012 1:28 PM, Lawn, Richard wrote:
This link is very useful and one I didn't find when I searched. It seems that with the particular preamp and xcvr I have a sequencer is needed to ensure dx is removed from the coax before rf is introduced. I think the easiest solution is to get a different preamp once I get my icom repaired. I could also swap it with the mirage I'm using at home with the 847 which I think is immune to rf or is switched. Unless you have an icom xcvr their preamps are a bad purchase. Thanks everyone. Rick W2jaz