[Elecraft] Split while using Diversity

[Ian White GM3SEK]

Don Wilhelm wrote:

>Stan Rife wrote:
>> I've been trying to decide whether or not to ask this question, 
>>because I didn't want to appear too dumb. What exactly is the 
>>advantage of diversity receive? Is it for weak signal work 
>>specifically? Can someone give me a quick run down on  this? I've 
>>never had a rig that would do this before, so I am not familiar with 
>>the concept.
>>   I admit to not keeping up with the K3 feature list and manual. Go 
>>ahead and flog me now.
>>   Stan
>> W5EWA
>>
>>
>Stan,
>
>Diversity reception has been around for quite a while.
>It involves having 2 receivers connected to different antennas at 
>different locations.  Best at HF if one is horizontally polarized and 
>the other vertical, but will work if the two antennas are separated by 
>a wavelength or so even if the polarization is the same.
>
>The idea is that the different antennas will not suffer from QSB and 
>other sources of fading at the same time.  If you have only one antenna 
>for each band, diversity will buy you nothing.
>
>73,
>Don W3FPR

www.ei6iz.com has three stereo sound clips of diversity reception  - one 
receiver in each ear.

Scroll down to the section on the KRX3, click to open a sound clip and 
listen with stereo headphones.


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73 from Ian GM3SEK
http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek