[Elecraft] Fw: K3 and CW Skimmer

[David Gilbert]

Even more useful in my opinion, the N2QT hardware mod allows you to 
monitor the activity on another band ... subject of course to the K3 low 
pass filter considerations.  I never understood why Elecraft didn't 
provide for that capability, or why they've never subsequently offered a 
mod to do it.    It seemed especially odd not to have that feature once 
the P3 became available.

Dave   AB7E



On 2/20/2012 9:18 PM, Bill W4ZV wrote:
> I think it would work without the KRX3 if you don't mind not simultaneously
> monitoring the pileup and your TX frequency.  However I've not tried that
> myself since I already had the KRX3.  But as I said before, it is possible
> to only use the Skimmer display to place your TX on the last station worked
> without even listening to the pileup, so it should work without a KRX3 if
> you're comfortable with that idea.
>
> The key is that, without any K3 hardware or OmniRig INI modifications, the
> K3's IF OUT tracks VFO A and OmniRig controls VFO A.  Therefore, if you want
> Skimmer's 24 kHz span centered on the pileup and want OmniRIg to control
> your TX, you must always transmit on VFO A and receive the DX station on VFO
> B.  I'm not sure I understood your "my way" comment below but hopefully this
> clarifies my poor wording previously.
>
> BTW N2QT has documented both a hardware mod to add an IF OUT to the KRX3 as
> well as modifying OmniRig's INI file to control the KRX3.  This is in the
> files section of the K3 Yahoo Group's files section below but you may need
> to join the group to view it:
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Elecraft_K3/files/KRX3_IF_Out/
>
> 73,  Bill
>
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