Your question reads like, "Do I have enough rocks in this bucket, or do I have more hammers in this bucket?"
The APF does not do what diversity does for you. APF is a monaural concept. Diversity allows you to spread the noise while signals remain discreet. This is something which your ears already do in listening to a conversation in a crowded. K3 diversity leaves separation to your BRAIN, which is very good at it. Also the second RX has many more uses besides diversity, but to evaluate diversity, you need to go somewhere and HEAR diversity from a dual RX K3. Then you'll have the sensory answer to your question, whether you decide to get it or not. 73, Guy. On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 6:34 PM, Tony Estep <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 5:27 PM, callen1155 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> ...I'm becoming more interested in DX'ing....I've been considering >> purchasing the KRX3 (second receiver) ... > > ========== > Chuck, the second receiver does more than just offer diversity. A lot of CW > DX is worked split, and it's tremendously helpful to be able to listen to > your xmit frequency in one ear and the DX in the other. The key is to track > down the guy he's working and position your signal so it's in the right > place at the right time. It's even more helpful if your station is modest, > as you imply when you mention antenna restrictions. I use split mode 100% of > the time, even if the DX is listening on his frequency. Being able to slide > to one side or the other can make all the difference. And BTW, if you have > two dissimilar antennas, diversity is really neat. > > Tony KT0NY > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
