[Elecraft] Using the Sub Receiver

[Matt Zilmer]

Have you tried using SPLIT?

73,
matt
W6NIA

On Sat, 18 Apr 2015 16:08:08 -0700, you wrote:

>Apologies in advance if I am misusing this reflector.  I just joined it a
>moment ago in an effort to get some help.
>
> 
>
>I recently upgraded my K3 by adding the sub receiver to it.  I built the rig
>myself, then used it for 5 months without the sub receiver, and just last
>week had the sub receiver installed and tested by Elecraft.  That gives me
>some confidence that it should be working.except that I absolutely cannot
>figure out how to use it.  Initially I tried to use it the same way I did
>the sub receiver in my old FT-1000MP, but I can tell this one doesn't work
>that way.  If I simply tap SUB, which is what I would have expected, then
>the VFO B knob has no effect on what I'm hearing through the right
>headphone.  The only way I have been able to get the sub receiver to behave
>like a sub receiver has been as follows:
>
>a.       Set CONFIG:VFO IND to YES.  Then set VFO's A and B to different
>bands.
>
>b.      Tap SUB to turn the sub receiver on, then press and hold SUB to put
>it into diversity mode, then tap SUB again.
>
>If I do all of that, then I can hear a different frequency in each ear and
>the VFO A and VFO B knobs are respectively controlling the frequencies of
>what I hear in each ear.  But that is nonsense!  I have not been able to get
>the rig to do this when both are on the same band.  What I want is to have
>both VFO's on the same band so that I can listen to the calling station on A
>and tune around on the pile-up with B,  all the while being able to hear
>both frequencies.  How do you do that?
>
> 
>
>It is slowly becoming apparent to me that VFO A, VFO B, and SUB are three
>different things.  I guess what I'm really asking is how do I get the VFO B
>knob to control the frequency of SUB?  I have practically memorized pages
>37-38 of the user manual and it's still not coming through for me.  Help!
>
> 
>
>Bruce, N6NT  
>
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