[Elecraft] 2nd RX Vs. P3

[dmb at lightstream.net]

What helps me a lot in cw pileup situations, is to set the filter width of
the 2nd rx to as wide as it will go (2.8 KHz in my case), and tighten up
the filter on the main receiver listening to the DX station. The wide
filter on the pileup makes it much easier to quickly find the station
currently being worked.

I use both the P3 and KRX3 and wouldn't want to be without either, but
considering the sadly frequent lack of good operating practice these days,
you'll have the greatest chance of identifying the station being worked by
using the 2nd rx.

73, Dale
WA8SRA


> Hi All,
>
> There has been a fair amount of discussion here about which accessory for
> the K3 trumps the other --a P3 or a 2nd RX.  I don't have an answer, but
<snip> ...
> I think anyone in my shoes, who is trying to nab a good DX
> contact
> here or there, is apt to find the 2nd RX to be a great accessory, and more
> productive than the P3 for that particular purpose.  Chances are I'm not
> using the P3 to it's best advantage, but I am trying to get better at it.
> I'm sure there are "tricks" I'm not aware of.
...
> Dave W7AQK