[Elecraft] Elecraft K3 with K2 as station panadapter setup?

[David F. Reed]

Sam,

Why not just adapt the Softrock to the K3's IF output?

You would get what you are looking for with less complexity...

--Dave, W5SV

Sam Morgan wrote:
> David Cutter wrote:
>   
>> Sam
>>
>> Is one of your aims to achieve diversity reception?  If so, I don't 
>> think you can with 2 separate receivers like this.
>>
>>     
> No, I want to use the K3 for TX and RX
> I only want to use the K2 for the Panadapter display
> that I already have have setup on the k2
> using the K2/Z-10000/Softrock/PowerSDR/IF
>
> I don't care to listen to the RX of the K2
> only use the IF out of the K2 for the panadapter
>
> the big trick is to make all this track together
> as well as use the same antenna,
> with out hurting the K2 when I transmit with the K3
>
> In other words I have my original K2 with panadapter display working.
>
> Now I have broke the bank and bought a K3/10
> and some how want the best of both worldsm
> until (6-12mo from now) when
> I can out fit the K3 for it's own panadapter display.
>
> hope I am making sense, it's confusing to me as well :-(
>