I use diversity receive quite a bit. It was actually the main thing that got me looking at a K3 in the first place…great feature.
-Greg NY6C > On Jan 18, 2015, at 5:48 AM, Ian White <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The frequencies of the two receivers in the K3 are locked together for > diversity by sending identical instructions to the two identical > synthesizers which also share the same clock oscillator. > > RF phase doesn't need to be coherent for diversity reception as > implemented in the K3, because the two signals are only combined at > audio frequency (usually between the operator's ears). There may be > small difference in time delay (group delay) through the roofing filters > in the two receivers but in practice this doesn't seem to be a problem. > > > 73 from Ian GM3SEK > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> DaleJ >> Sent: 18 January 2015 09:28 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [Elecraft] Diversity reception in the K3 >> >> Going beyond pushing a button, could someone explain how diversity >> reception is accomplished in the K3? How are the two receivers locked >> together, phase coherently. >> >> Tnx 73 >> Dale, K9VUJ >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
