[Elecraft] P3 Vs. 2nd RX

Ken wa8jxm at gmail.com
Wed Oct 14 16:39:27 EDT 2015


I wonder if a CW skimmer would work as well or even better, assuming 
that it can pick out the call signs.  Of course that would only work for 
CW DX.

Ken WA8JXM

On 10/14/15 9:27 AM, w7aqk wrote:
> I just worked V73D, but not sure how I would have done it without 
> using the 2nd RX.  I love my P3, but for DX stuff the 2nd RX always 
> seems to be the difference.  In this case, V73D was moving up slightly 
> after just about every QSO, and not sure the P3 tells you that!  The 
> DX clusters don't really help that much.  By the time you see the 
> split indicated, it has probably changed a good bit.  If I didn't have 
> the 2nd RX, I would be dependent on "outhouse luck" or brute force, 
> neither of which is a strong suit here!  Hi. By the way, my QSO's with 
> the TX3X gang were also quick and relatively easy thanks to the 2nd 
> RX.  Anyway, both tools are great, but I suggest adding the 2nd RX 
> first, if only one can be added at the moment--at least if working DX 
> is your goal. 



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