I use a mfj t/r switch on te front end of the sdr and see the same thing. Been using for over a year and the sdr seems fine. My sdr is feed by a seperate antenna through the tr sswitch.
----- Original Message ----- From: Don Wilhelm [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 09:58 AM To: KD7YZ Bob <[email protected]> Cc: K3 List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 + SDR-IQ and regular CW operation Bob, You are OK. There is some bleed-through of the IF output during transmit, and I believe that is what you are seeing. 73. Don W3FPR On 12/13/2012 8:16 AM, KD7YZ Bob wrote: > Howdy K3' people: > > I was wondering what precautions are taken, or I need to invoke, when I > use any form of transmitting? > > At present, the SDR-IQ is connected to the K3's IF BNC. K3's output is > through KAT500 then outside to the antenna some distance away at 80 to > 85 feet AGL. Power, while I am testing, is circa 5 to 10 watts. > > So I keyed the K3 a few times; called CQ, and so forth. I see my own > trace on the WF of CW-Skimmer, which is set to operate with SDR-IQ as > its "Input" . > > Am I golden? Or am I about to overload the K3 and kill it? > > thanks > > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
