[Elecraft] CW Skimmer & K3

[N8LP]

The outputs you are looking for exist on the KX3. I don't think they exist on
any other rig. 

Larry N8LP




Gary Smith-2 wrote
> Ah, I'd never heard of sdr-iq but I just looked for info on it and 
> for a $500 price tag, I'm not interested. The limitation of +/- 12 
> KHz with an additional piece of hardware doesn't thrill me either. To 
> just have the audio be worked with has for me no practical function 
> so I won't bother. I've heard the K3 described as a SDR radio and 
> thought the needed outputs would be readily available. Apples & 
> oranges I guess.
> 
> That's what I needed to know & thanks.
> 
> Now back to DX
> 
> Gary
> KA1J
> 
>> 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@

> >
>>  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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