[Elecraft] Use of Linked Main and Sub

[Rich - K1HTV]

Fred,
  During last years E-skip season, when 50 MHz was full of stations, I used the
'LINKed receivers' function on the K3 to tune up and down the band looking for
DX. This method was instrumental in working a number of stations that I may have
missed. 

With the sub receiver on, I usually set the two VFOs 10 to 20 KHz apart, listing
to VFO-A (MAIN RX) in my left ear and VFO-B (SUB RX) in my right ear. There are
times when you will pass a quiet frequency, which becomes active a few seconds
later. Tuning the sub receiver's VFO-B through the same frequency a few seconds
later would often pick up stations which were missed by VFO-A.  If you hear a
station on the sub receiver that you want to work, simply tap the A/B button and
the K3 is now ready to transmit on the correct frequency.

Using the above method, I picked up E7DX in Bosnia-Herzogovina for my 6M country
#150 during a great E-Skip opening to Europe last June. I hope that this
summer's Es season is as productive as last year when I worked 44 countries
using my barefoot K3 and a yagi on the back deck, only  20 feet high.

73,
Rich - K1HTV

You can check out QSLs confirming my 6M WAC at:
www.qrz.com/db/k1htv
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-----Original Message-----
From: Cady, Fred [mailto:fcady at ece.montana.edu] 
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 11:19 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Use of Linked Main and Sub

I'm wondering how people use the Linked receivers function (holding SUB for less
than 2 seconds). I'm not asking about diversity mode.
I could see it, maybe, when listening on a band with repeaters to listen to
repeater input and output to see if you can work the station directly, but are
there other uses?

Thanks, 73,
KE7X


Fred Cady
fcady at ieee dot org