[Elecraft] CW Skimmer & K3

[Gary Smith]

This is obviously something that should be made available as an 
add-on/upgrade to the K3.

Gary
KA1J

> The outputs you are looking for exist on the KX3. I don't think they
> exist on any other rig. 
> 
> Larry N8LP
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> 
> 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@
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> > >
> >>  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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