[Elecraft] K3 - PSK D Split Problem?

[John Ragle]

This is a show-stopper of a question. I have been running PSK for a 
number of years, and have never observed anyone running split. With an 
exceedingly narrow-band mode such as PSK31, it should not be necessary, 
although occasionally someone will drop down right on top of your 
offset, either because he can't hear either side of the QSO or because 
he is being careless. QRM happens. Occasionally one sees people 
operating with multiple sidebands (an overdrive problem), and 
occasionally there will be the usual AGC pumping by very strong 
stations, but normally even at hyperactive times, the 4 kHz or so that 
PSK operators self-allocate is plenty to accomodate everyone. Sometimes 
(as in contests, hint hint) RTTY and/or CW operators ride roughshod over 
PSK.

I would actually recommend using a separate program (I prefer FLDIGI) 
for digital methods, as the degree of oversight of the local part of the 
spectrum is better (unless you are operating with a P3). After a fair 
amount of floundering around, I have settled on FLDIGI driving a 
SignaLink USB box into my K3/P3 rig, but this is perhaps a matter of 
personal preference. I have used this on a K2, a Flex 3000, and the 
present K3/P3. FLDIGI runs on a very wide variety of platforms (WIN XP, 
WIN 7, MAC, Linux, etc), and is a very friendly, uncluttered control 
program. I use it a lot for RTTY as well as PSK31, PSK63 and other 
digital modes. If FLDIGI is "too fancy," then either DigiPan or Airlink 
Express work well and require much less computer power. DigiPan works 
just fine on my netbook. There is other software, but much of it is 
badly "overgrown" and represents very poor programming practice IMNSHO.

John Ragle -- W1ZI

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On 12/6/2011 12:22 PM, Ralph K1ZZI wrote:
> Using PSK D today for the first time ever, I was not able to get split to work.  After setting both VFO's to PSK, then pushing split resulted in "SPL N/A" message?  CW, SSB and RTTY always work perfect so I'm wondering what I'm doing wrong with PSK?  Is split invalid for PSK?  Thanks.
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> Ralph K1ZZI
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