HiOne thing missing is software support. A key api command is missing for the subreceiver and is unlikely to be made available.So, it's an ok mod to get an overview of an area of the airwaves, but not accurate enough for serious use.73 Tom va2fsq.com
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------- Original message --------From: Bill Frantz <[email protected]> Date: 2016-07-01 6:04 PM (GMT-05:00) To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3, k3S] Panadapter for the Sub Receiver Thanks Don. Part of my reasoning for posting was that this feature might increase sales of P3s. Given the relative lack of interest, I think it remains a user mod. (But my K3 might look nice with 2 P3s on top of it. :-) 73 Bill AE6JV On 7/1/16 at 5:28 AM, [email protected] (Don Wilhelm) wrote: >Bill, > >Getting the IF output from the subRX is not a problem, but >adding the 'new protocols' would likely be a problem. > >So if you just want to monitor the band around wherever the >subRX is tuned, that part is easy, just add an IF output to the >subRX. I have done that to one customer's K3, it is not difficult. > >73, >Don W3FPR > >On 7/1/2016 1:49 AM, Bill Frantz wrote: >>One of our field day operators announced that while he was >>making QSOs on active bands, he was going to use the sub >>receiver in his K3 to scan for 10M CW activity. It occurred to >>me that this kind of scanning would be a lot easier if you >>could attach a second P3 to the K3 sub receiver. >> >>It seems simple. You would need an IF out from the sub >>receiver, and some new protocols on the aux bus. e.g. QSY on >>the sub P3 QSYs the sub receiver. etc. >> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Frantz |The nice thing about standards| Periwinkle (408)356-8506 |is there are so many to choose| 16345 Englewood Ave www.pwpconsult.com |from. - Andrew Tanenbaum | Los Gatos, CA 95032 ______________________________________________________________ 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]
