You should also have some sort of galvanic ground isolation on the
line from the KX3 IQ to the sound card.

Also, If I recall correctly, the 0202 has a way to lift the grounds on
the input lines.  Experiment with those as well if you are having
image issues.

73
Greg


On 8/2/12, Tony Estep <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 9:40 PM, Buck k4ia <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> ...the signals are not there - just images....
>
> ==========
> Buck, I have NaP3 running with my KX3, and it works fine. Set the global
> offset to 0. NaP3 will automatically balance images if you give it a strong
> signal to work on. I use my XG3 to put in a signal of S9+20 and tune the
> KX3 about 20 khz above the XG3 signal. You'll see two spikes, but
> eventually the right-hand spike will diminish. You can move the tuning
> around a bit, and finally you'll see the image drop to 40db or even more
> below the correct signal. When an antenna is connected, the images will be
> invisible in the grass.
>
> The cable that carries the I-Q has to be stereo 3/32" on one end and stereo
> 1/8" on the other end. If something is shorted in the cable, that would
> cause the symptoms you describe.
>
> Anyway, I assure you that it does work and that in fact it makes an
> excellent SDR. Once you get it going, you'll love it.
>
> 73,
> Tony KT0NY
>
>
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