[Elecraft] Can the KX3 RX I/Q output be used with CW Skimmer?

[Barry LaZar]

Scott,
     OOPS! I picked up Gerard in the thread. However, my response of 
just a few minutes ago is correct. In your case I should have added that 
you need to set the signal I/O device to the sound card you use for the 
spectrum display. This way you get more than just the 3 KHz bandwidth 
you are using and you can use narrow filtering for listening without 
effecting what skimmer is doing. I hope this is all clear.


73,
Barry
K3NDM


On 7/21/2015 10:08 PM, Scott Simpson wrote:
> What settings do you use?  I was just using the 3kHz radio option.
>
> 73 KF5WAY
>
> On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 8:37 PM Bob Stephens <af9w at bobandgloria.com> wrote:
>
>> I have successfully used the KX3 RX I/Q with CW Skimmer.  You will need a
>> sound card with stereo input (Signalink won’t work) and possibly isolation
>> transformers on the input to the sound card to remove spurious signals.  I
>> used a Griffin iMic which is not the world’s best sound card and isolators
>> from Radio Shack.  If you are going to buy a sound card for this
>> application get one with at least 96K bandwidth so you can see the entire
>> CW sub-band on most bands.  Also, I had to change the Skimmer settings to
>> use Q/I instead of I/Q.  Once you get it set up it is great.  My goal is to
>> get a PX3 and run Skimmer off of the PX3 output.  I got to play with it one
>> weekend and it is the ultimate setup for CW contests that allow assists.
>>
>>> First post here.
>>> Can the KX3 RX I/Q output be used with the CW Skimmer program?
>>>
>>> Anyone any experience with this?love to hear.
>>>
>>> Gerard VK2JNG
>> 73 de AF9W
>> Bob Stephens
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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