[Elecraft] Using K3 with CW Skimmer

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

Update - I don't understand how or why, but if I set CW Skimmer's "Audio 
IF" to -6150 Hz, that brings the K3 and CW Skimmer frequency readouts 
into agreement.  There is an explanation of audio IF in the Skimmer help 
file, but I can't get my brain around it.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 2/4/2015 4:37 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
> I've been experimenting with using the K3 with CW Skimmer to work K1N. 
> I'm feeding LP-Pan 2 from the K3's IF, and running CW Skimmer if 
> Softrock IF mode.  I'm using Omnirig to read the K3s frequency and 
> control it.  This works super well at least down through 15 meters - I 
> can see the first 10 KHz of the pileupabove K1N's transmit frequency, 
> and see exactly where he last worked someone.
>
>
> However... I just tried the same technique on 30M, where K1N is 
> currently at 10113.1.  I can't see him or his pileup at and above that 
> frequency, but if I tune the radio down to 10107.9, ghe appears on the 
> waterfall with the expected humongous pileup over the next few KHz 
> above.  So now I'm wondering, is the relationship between IF frequency 
> and dial frequency perhaps different on the lower bands? Has anyone 
> tried this same thing and been able to make it work on 40 and below?
>