[Elecraft] K3 sub rx audio, etc.

[hank k8dd]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Childers, N5GE" <n5ge at n5ge.com>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 3:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 sub rx audio, etc.


On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:11:35 -0700 (PDT), alsopb <alsopb at nc.rr.com> wrote:

>
>Is there a mono option?  That is where the sub and main rx audio appears in
>both ears?
>
>If no antenna tuner, must one install the BNC connector?  I don't see ever
>needing to connect the sub rx antenna to any but the transmit antenna. 
>The
>firmware makes one choose either BNC or antenna tuner. There is no choice
>for none.
>
>Brian/K3KO
I'm confused.  Isn't the antenna tuner connected to TX antenna?  Are you 
saying
you don't want to be able to distinguish between the second RX and the MAIN 
RX?

Suppose I was working cross band and had it the way you want it.  How would 
I be
able to determine which band I was hearing?  Or if I were to work split in a
pile up, how would I know if that carrier I hear was on top of the DX or on 
his
listening frequency.  That would really make it hard on the pileup police.

I really would like to know why you want to convert it to mono.  No kidding.

Tom, N5GE - SWOT 3537 - Grid EM12jq

I'm not sure why you would want to select 'none' for the second RX antenna 
.... You wouldn't hear much.
It appears the SUB RX can have the same antenna as the first RX or the BNC 
below ANT 2 for a separate antenna.

We used to go to Zone 2 up on James Bay for CQ WW SSB with either a TenTec 
Omni D or a Corsair (it was years ago) and on 40M we would TX around 7050 
and listen 7050 & 7195 with the remote VFO.  It mixed audio to mono 
headphones.  Didn't really care what freq the station was calling on - just 
work them.  Hopefully the EU & VE stations were on 7050 and the US stations 
were on 195!

Some people might find left ear / right ear from main RX / sub RX ...... I 
used to find that very distracting before I kind of became used to it.

And ..... ask me my opinion in person some time about my thoughts on pileup 
police ..... About the same as DX nets ...... but that's not a topic for 
here!  :^}

73    Hank    K8DD