[Elecraft] New Sub RX

[Dave Fugleberg]

I’ve always had a single receiver, modest antennas, and 100 watts, and have
worked many of the DXpeditions over the years. However, it seems like it’s
getting more difficult lately to figure out the pileups just by listening.
I don’t know if it’s the ‘constant callers’ that keep calling while the DX
is working someone else, or the fact that some of the DX is hopping around
without a discernible pattern (perhaps clicking on a panadapter to work the
station that’s in the clear at that moment). Maybe my skills at reading the
pileup are no longer sufficient (not that I have ever been a DX expert).
Anyhow, I’m thinking about trying some of these newer ideas like a local
skimmer and/or a sub receiver.
Just for fun last night, I tried listening to the 3C0W pileup with my KX2,
using the ‘dual watch’ capability that’s built in. I found it was pretty
easy to find the station working the DX that way, so maybe a sub receiver
for the K3 would be worthwhile.
Maybe I’ll have to visit one of my friends who already has the sub to try
it out.
My main (self-imposed) criteria for DXCC is that I work them with my own
station from one location (here in the RF black hole of the Midwest). To
each his own I guess!
On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 5:12 PM Dave Sublette <k4to.dave at gmail.com> wrote:

> I worked the XR0YD on 40M with 5 watts, one call.  The KX3 is a cool rig!
>
> K4TO
>
> On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 5:02 PM, Wes Stewart <wes_n7ws at triconet.org>
> wrote:
>
> > I still use my ears.
> >
> > And I don't use skimmer, automatic tuning via spots, remote stations,
> > etc.  I also have only a single receiver K3S, KPA500 and very modest
> > antennas. (See my QRZ page)  Yet for example in the last few days, I've
> > managed to work XR0YD on all bands and modes they've operated on that
> > count*, except for 40-meter SSB.  (25 of 33 slots)
> >
> > I do have a K-Pod but for me the knob just gets in the way of the buttons
> > and I never use it.
> >
> > * I broke down and worked them on a couple of slots on FT8 just for the
> > heck of it, but I won't claim them.
> >
> > Wes
> >
> > On 3/13/2018 3:07 AM, Bill Rowlett wrote:
> >
> >> What happened to using your ears to find the station being worked?
> >>
> >> 73 Bill  KC4IM
> >>
> >>
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