[Elecraft] CW Skimmer & K3

[Greg]

I must be crazy but I had an SDR-IQ connected to the RX OUT and used
the rig control in the software connected to a VCP with LP Bridge and
it worked fine.



On 11/28/12, KQ8M <kq8m at kq8m.com> wrote:
> Unfortunately no, it only decodes +/- 12kHz. In the setup you use SDR-IF not
> SDR-IQ so you can control the radio. The software is
> limited to +/- 12. The author cannot/will not expand that.
>
> 73,
> Tim Herrick, KQ8M
> Charter Member North Coast Contesters
> kq8m at kq8m.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Greg
> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 12:38 AM
> To: David Gilbert
> Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] CW Skimmer & K3
>
> If you use an sdr-iq with the K3 CWS will decode up to 190 kHz I believe.
>
> Greg
>  On Nov 27, 2012 9:33 PM, "David Gilbert" <xdavid at cis-broadband.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> CW Skimmer is indeed a pretty cool piece of software, but it doesn't work
>> like that.  Unless you also have some sort of SDR front end, all you'll
>> be
>> able to get with CW Skimmer is a display of the audio passband.  For a
>> display of stations outside that passband you need an additional piece of
>> hardware that takes the IF out from the K3 and processes it so that it
>> can
>> be handled by your sound card and CW Skimmer.  Even then, CW Skimmer has
>> a
>> limitation in "IF mode" that restricts what you see to something like +/-
>> 12 KHz.
>>
>> Even if you decide to go with something else, there's a lot of good
>> information on the LP-Pan website.
>>
>> Dave   AB7E
>>
>>
>> On 11/27/2012 10:19 PM, Gary Smith wrote:
>>
>>> I'm always curious to try a new software & I thought CW skimmer looks
>>> interesting. I'm wondering if anyone here is using it with their K3
>>> and if so, what did you find was the best way to connect it to the
>>> K3?
>>>
>>> I have both the internal Realtek soundcard built into the PC
>>> motherboard and I have a E-MU USB soundcard which has XLR & 1/4"
>>> inputs for left & right. There's optical & S/PDIF inputs as well but
>>> the K3 doesn't have those outputs.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Gary
>>> KA1J
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