Thanks Bill. Seems like we have the same operating style. Is the second receiver necessary? Why not listen to the DX station on VFO B and follow the pile up on VFO A. I guess if you do it my way you will be able to see 12 khz above the DX station?
Tom On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 9:38 PM, Bill W4ZV <[email protected]> wrote: > > KQ5S wrote >> >> I looked at this. The reason I want to use SKIMMER is to help locate >> where an OP is listening. By having my own SKIMMER I am able to see >> 599 or a call sign almost instantly and can click on the call or 599 >> and QSY to where it OP is listening (a little RIT helps to move off >> the exact frequency). The RBN only shows calls and there is the >> obvious internet latency. I am not sure this would work for my >> intended purposes. >> > > That's exactly how I use Skimmer for pileup busting. You need the > following: > > 1. K3 with KXV3 and KRX3. > 2. LP-PAN ~$200...probably don't need the preamp option. > 3. LP-Bridge free...allows running Skimmer and N1MM simultaneously > 3. CW Skimmer software $75 > 4. A decent soundcard $100...see http://www.telepostinc.com/soundcards.html > 5. P4 2.5 GHz computer...mine cost $90 on eBay. > > You do NOT need: > > HamRadioDeluxe > PowerSDR > NaP3 (I haven't tried it but it's not necessary for what you described) > > CW Skimmer includes OmniRig which is all that's needed to drive the K3 > directly (none of the above is needed). > > The only limitation is that you're limited to 24 kHz bandwidth, which is a > limit Alex VE3NEA imposes on the "Softrock on IF" mode. However I haven't > found any pileups wider than 24 kHz! You do need to set the Sub RX on the > DX station because Skimmer only sees IF OUT for Main and because the K3 > always transmits on Main (VFO A). The procedure is: > > 1. Tune in the DX station. If you prefer using the Main knob, double tap > A>B to copy everything to the Sub RX. If you want to listen to the pileup > and the DX station simultaneously you can set L-R MIX audio options in > CONFIG. I use a Pileup Buster Macro to set everything up with a single > button press. > 2. Next set Main (VFO A) to the approximate center of the pileup. Skimmer > will then see +/- 12 kHz around VFO A. > 3. Listen to the DX station. When he answers N6KR, look for the "N6KR 599" > decoder dot on the display. > 4. Click the dot and you're ready to transmit. I usually crank in ~50 Hz > XIT so I'm not dead zero beat with others doing the same thing. :-) > > Believe it or not, I've actually busted some huge pileups without even > listening to them. One I recall vividly was the ST0R pileup on 160 in > August. > > 73, Bill > > > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Fw-K3-and-CW-Skimmer-tp7303067p7303281.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
