[Elecraft] P3 v SubRX

[Bill Frantz]

I had the same problem trying to work K1N. I don't have the 
subreceiver, and trying to identify the station being worked 
gets really hard as you switch between frequencies with the 
REVerse button. It doesn't help that the tuning knob for the 
pileup changes when you hold REV. Jack, W6FB commented that it 
was really nice with the DX in the left ear, the pileup in the 
right, and only one knob to turn.

I'll probably add the subreceiver to the radio, but there are 
some higher priority pieces.

73 Bill AE6JV

On 3/9/15 at 6:02 PM, w8fn at tx.rr.com (Randy Farmer) wrote:

>I would agree that the P3 should probably take priority over the Subreceiver for a new buy, mostly due to the many different things it can do for you. But... my experience this weekend trying to work E30FB on 20 CW sure made me glad I had the Sub. I would never have worked them using just the scope.
>
>Problem is, it seems the way people try to work DX these days 
>makes it virtually impossible to depend on a visual cue to know 
>who's being worked by the DX if there's a pileup of any size at 
>all. E30FB had the pile spread out for better than 20 kHz, and 
>the scope showed a constant morass of signals all across the 
>entire span. Aside from the obliviots who continually send 
>their call whether the DX is listening or not, there are many 
>who apparently see nothing wrong with coming back or continuing 
>to call when the DX operator replies to a call that obviously 
>isn't theirs. Every time E30FB would answer a complete call 
>there were dozens of perfectly timed signals that jumped up all 
>across the extent of the pileup. Luckily, using the second 
>receiver I managed to stumble on to one that turned out to 
>actually be the guy he was working. A minute or two of careful 
>listening around that frequency revealed the operator's tuning 
>pattern, and after just a couple of calls I was in the log too.

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