[Elecraft] K3 PSK31 with Digipan

[Don Wilhelm]

Bob,

Receive should work, but transmit will not - I believe it is restricted 
in the firmware.

73,
Don W3FPR

Bob Cunnings wrote:
> Yes, many of us know all this, but it's still nice, under benign
> conditions, to operate using a wider waterfall for both transmit and
> receive. I often operated PSK on my Orion using the 6kHz filter, it's
> fun to see pretty much all the PSK activity on the band at once -
> context, right? When I've opened up the BW like this I always disable
> AGC anyway. When the going gets tough, I narrow the BW.
>
> Since I paid for the 6kHz filter, I'd like to use it on DATA A if I
> choose, since there is no technical limitation in the K3 preventing it
> AFAIK.
>
> Bob NW8L
>
> On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 1:35 PM, Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> Dave,
>>
>> OTOH, best results with AFSK is to use a narrow receive filter.  It keeps
>> strong undesired signals out of the passband.
>> Strong undesired signals in the passband cause a reduction of receiver gain
>> because the AGC reacts to them.
>> Sure, the computer can handle and display them, but if the receiver gain is
>> reduced because of a strong signal that just came on, your chances of
>> maintaining solid print is reduced.
>>
>> Do as you choose, but I prefer to tune my data mode signals just like any
>> other - with the VFO knob, and use a narrow filter to get rid of the 'other
>> trash' on the band.
>>
>> 73,
>> Don W3FPR
>>
>>
>> Dave Quick - KØEKL wrote:
>>     
>>> I'd like to be able to transmit in Data-A mode through my 6 Khz AM filter.
>>> Being able to see ~6 Khz of spectrum in the waterfall window would be
>>> great.
>>>       
>