[Elecraft] K3S Split Operation

[Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP]

In certain situations you would definitely do better with a second 
receiver.Suppose you have a CW pileup on a rare station, where the 
pileup is 25 kHz wide, with many stations (can I say lids?) calling 
continuously, and the DX station is sending 35 wpm. It is very difficult 
to use REV or TF-SET to pick out the right spot and pop back to the DX 
in time. There is a built-in delay in the button, plus your reaction time.
You can do it, but you will get more good shots at the DX with a second 
receiver. And the name of the game in breaking pileups is maximizing the 
number of calls you make on the right frequency.
It takes a little care in setting up the right and left channels, plus 
some practice, but the two-receiver method is definitely superior.
I go even farther and use the two receivers in my K3 for diversity 
reception, and have another transceiver that I use to listen to the 
pileup and transmit.

73,
Victor, 4X6GP
Rehovot, Israel
Formerly K2VCO
CWops no. 5
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/

On 07/11/2023 15:14, Andy Durbin wrote:
> That was a head spinning discussion!  No Elecraft transceiver here
> but I've been working single RX Split with a TS-590S for as long as I
> have owned it.
> 
> For the TS-590 the key to working split pileups is the TF-SET key
> which swaps TX and RX VFO as long as it is held.  Sounds like
> Elecraft does the same with the REV key.  Listen on the DX frequency,
> after his CQ or TU press TFSET to listen to the pileup. Spin the dial
> to find who is answering with a report, this sets the TX VFO to that
> frequency, adjust up or down based on prediction of DX listening
> point, release TF-SET and call after next TU.
> 
> TF-SET, an SDR based panadapter, and CW Skimmer all help me when
> trying to work the big pileups.  With TF-SET held I can click HDSDR
> (SDR panadapter) to set the TX VFO. I doubt I would do any better
> with a second receiver.
> 
> 73, Andy, k3wyc 
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