[Elecraft] Skimmer and the K3S

[Don Wilhelm]

Thanks Alan,

Yes, by all means ignore my suggestion about using the T adapter and 
connect LP-Pan to the IF OUT on the P3.

Sorry for my mental lapse - I should have been thinking better, 
especially since I set up 2 P3s for the Shelby, NC hamfest this 
afternoon, and knew perfectly well that the P3 has an IF out. That is a 
replication of the IF IN.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 9/2/2016 7:38 PM, Alan Bloom wrote:
> Excellent explanation Don.  Just one thing:
>
> > Connect the K3 IF output to both the P and the LP-Pan (use a BNC T
> > adapter).
>
> No adapter is required.  The P3 has an internal 3 dB splitter and an 
> IF OUT connector that can be connected to LP-PAN.  Just make sure the 
> rear-panel switch is in the "ON" (up) position.
>
> Alan N1AL
>
>
>
>
> On 09/02/2016 04:09 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
>> Pete,
>>
>> I think you are mixing too many things together, and they are not
>> necessarily related.
>> Let me try to 'unravel the ball of twine' for you.
>>
>> The birdies/mirror images you encountered are not the fault of LP-Pan,
>> but instead related to either your soundcard cables or the capability of
>> the Panadapter display software that you were using.
>>
>> Since you now have the P3 and are apparently happy with it for the
>> Panadapter display,  I suggest you continue to use it.
>>
>> BUT,  you cannot display Skimmer on the P3.
>>
>> So 'what to do'? - I would suggest that you use the LP-Pan hardware.
>> Connect the K3 IF output to both the P and the LP-Pan (use a BNC T
>> adapter).
>>
>> Connect the LP-Pan I/Q outputs to your computer soundcard and load
>> Skimmer on your computer.    Configure CW Skimmer to use that soundcard
>> and it will display whatever is within it's "hearing range". The
>> document at http://www.dxatlas.com/CwSkimmer/Files/Skimmerintro.pdf may
>> be helpful with your setup.
>> Note carefully, you do not have to run NaP3 or other panadapter
>> applications - CW Skimmer is independent of those.
>>
>> If you need to run other PC applications (loggers and other rig control
>> applications) that each want to use the COM port connection to your K3
>> (in addition to CW Skimmer) - only one application can talk with the K3
>> at the same time.  Enter LP-Bridge or Com-O-Com which create virtual
>> ports on your PC.  IMHO LP-Bridge is a good choice for use with the K3,
>> but all your applications that want to talk with the K3 will talk
>> instead to their own LP-Bridge virtual ports - only LP-Bridge connects
>> directly to the K3.
>>
>> Hopefully that helps.
>>