[Elecraft] [K3, k3S] Panadapter for the Sub Receiver

[Clay Autery]

I'd definitely buy a second P3 for my sub-RX if the IF Out was on the
back panel and it was incorporated into the firmware...

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Clay Autery, KY5G
MONTAC Enterprises
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On 7/1/2016 5:04 PM, Bill Frantz wrote:
> Thanks Don.
>
> Part of my reasoning for posting was that this feature might increase
> sales of P3s. Given the relative lack of interest, I think it remains
> a user mod. (But my K3 might look nice with 2 P3s on top of it. :-)
>
> 73 Bill AE6JV
>
> On 7/1/16 at 5:28 AM, donwilh at embarqmail.com (Don Wilhelm) wrote:
>
>> Bill,
>>
>> Getting the IF output from the subRX is not a problem, but adding the
>> 'new protocols' would likely be a problem.
>>
>> So if you just want to monitor the band around wherever the subRX is
>> tuned, that part is easy, just add an IF output to the subRX. I have
>> done that to one customer's K3, it is not difficult.
>>
>> 73,
>> Don W3FPR
>>
>> On 7/1/2016 1:49 AM, Bill Frantz wrote:
>>> One of our field day operators announced that while he was making
>>> QSOs on active bands, he was going to use the sub receiver in his K3
>>> to scan for 10M CW activity. It occurred to me that this kind of
>>> scanning would be a lot easier if you could attach a second P3 to
>>> the K3 sub receiver.
>>>
>>> It seems simple. You would need an IF out from the sub receiver, and
>>> some new protocols on the aux bus. e.g. QSY on the sub P3 QSYs the
>>> sub receiver. etc.
>>>
>>
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