[Elecraft] SDR with a Twist

[Bill W4ZV]

Steve Ellington wrote:
> 
> You're right 
> about PwrSDR being a resource hog. I had to get a dual core cpu just to
> run 
> LP Pan smoothly. 
> 

LP-Pan is not the hog...PowerSDR is the hog (a.k.a. dog).  I much prefer CW
Skimmer's waterfall and run it directly from LP-PAN without the HRD/PowerSDR
garbage attached.  Using an old 1 GHz P3, I've run the N1MM/Skimmer combo in
several contests over the past 2 years with no CPU overload problems.  

Skimmer's waterfall is the best I've ever used and is legal for Unassisted
categories using Blind Mode.  Here are some comments from one of the world's
top contesters (6 CQ WW World wins in the past 10 years):

http://lists.contesting.com/pipermail/skimmertalk/2008-November/000191.html

Note that his comments about no knobs apply only to S&P mode...not running
mode.

73,  Bill

P.S.  José now uses two K3s in his SO2R setup.

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