[Elecraft] Fw: K3 and CW Skimmer

[Tom]

Thanks Bill.  Seems like we have the same operating style.  Is the
second receiver necessary?  Why not listen to the DX station on VFO B
and follow the pile up on VFO A.  I guess if you do it my way you will
be able to see 12 khz above the DX station?

Tom

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 9:38 PM, Bill W4ZV <btippett at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>
> KQ5S wrote
>>
>> I looked at this.  The reason I want to use SKIMMER is to help locate
>> where an OP is listening.  By having my own SKIMMER I am able to see
>> 599 or a call sign almost instantly and can click on the call or 599
>> and QSY to where it OP is listening (a little RIT helps to move off
>> the exact frequency).  The RBN only shows calls and there is the
>> obvious internet latency.  I am not sure this would work for my
>> intended purposes.
>>
>
> That's exactly how I use Skimmer for pileup busting.  You need the
> following:
>
> 1.  K3 with KXV3 and KRX3.
> 2.  LP-PAN  ~$200...probably don't need the preamp option.
> 3.  LP-Bridge free...allows running Skimmer and N1MM simultaneously
> 3.  CW Skimmer software $75
> 4.  A decent soundcard $100...see http://www.telepostinc.com/soundcards.html
> 5.  P4 2.5 GHz computer...mine cost $90 on eBay.
>
> You do NOT need:
>
> HamRadioDeluxe
> PowerSDR
> NaP3 (I haven't tried it but it's not necessary for what you described)
>
> CW Skimmer includes OmniRig which is all that's needed to drive the K3
> directly (none of the above is needed).
>
> The only limitation is that you're limited to 24 kHz bandwidth, which is a
> limit Alex VE3NEA imposes on the "Softrock on IF" mode.  However I haven't
> found any pileups wider than 24 kHz!  You do need to set the Sub RX on the
> DX station because Skimmer only sees IF OUT for Main and because the K3
> always transmits on Main (VFO A).  The procedure is:
>
> 1.  Tune in the DX station.  If you prefer using the Main knob, double tap
> A>B to copy everything to the Sub RX.  If you want to listen to the pileup
> and the DX station simultaneously you can set L-R MIX audio options in
> CONFIG.  I use a Pileup Buster Macro to set everything up with a single
> button press.
> 2.  Next set Main (VFO A) to the approximate center of the pileup.  Skimmer
> will then see +/- 12 kHz around VFO A.
> 3.  Listen to the DX station.  When he answers N6KR, look for the "N6KR 599"
> decoder dot on the display.
> 4.  Click the dot and you're ready to transmit.  I usually crank in ~50 Hz
> XIT so I'm not dead zero beat with others doing the same thing.  :-)
>
> Believe it or not, I've actually busted some huge pileups without even
> listening to them.  One I recall vividly was the ST0R pileup on 160 in
> August.
>
> 73,  Bill
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