[Elecraft] Second Receiver Discussion

[Tom Childers, N5GE]

On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:32:55 -0700 (PDT), Lee Buller <k0wa at swbell.net> wrote:

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>Elecraftians..... (sounds like a Indian Tribe from the Dakotas or from an alien planet)
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>Would someone like to expound the virtues and advantages of adding the second receiver to the K3?  I want to know what I could gain from have a second receiver in the K3.
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>Lee - K0WA
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Lee,

Most hams will say that it is an aid to working DX, because when the DX station
is QSX on a frequency other than his TX frequency you can use the sub RX to find
the frequency he is QSX on by finding the STNs he answering, and that is true,
but I like them for another reason.  

Every time I get in a round table QSO on CW or SSB, nobody is on the same
frequency.  Being able to QSX on your TX frequency when working split lets you
tune the net control in so that you will be TX on his freq and use the other RX
to copy the other guys who can't seem to zero beat the NCS frequency.  This
keeps your TX on the correct frequency while allowing you to move the main RX
around.  You can do that with the A and B VFOs also, but it is a bit more
difficult.

I guess when it comes down to it it depends on how much you want to spend for
convenience.

Tom, N5GE - SWOT 3537 - Grid EM12jq

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