Excellent explanation Don. Just one thing: > Connect the K3 IF output to both the P and the LP-Pan (use a BNC T > adapter).
No adapter is required. The P3 has an internal 3 dB splitter and an IF OUT connector that can be connected to LP-PAN. Just make sure the rear-panel switch is in the "ON" (up) position.
Alan N1AL On 09/02/2016 04:09 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Pete, I think you are mixing too many things together, and they are not necessarily related. Let me try to 'unravel the ball of twine' for you. The birdies/mirror images you encountered are not the fault of LP-Pan, but instead related to either your soundcard cables or the capability of the Panadapter display software that you were using. Since you now have the P3 and are apparently happy with it for the Panadapter display, I suggest you continue to use it. BUT, you cannot display Skimmer on the P3. So 'what to do'? - I would suggest that you use the LP-Pan hardware. Connect the K3 IF output to both the P and the LP-Pan (use a BNC T adapter). Connect the LP-Pan I/Q outputs to your computer soundcard and load Skimmer on your computer. Configure CW Skimmer to use that soundcard and it will display whatever is within it's "hearing range". The document at http://www.dxatlas.com/CwSkimmer/Files/Skimmerintro.pdf may be helpful with your setup. Note carefully, you do not have to run NaP3 or other panadapter applications - CW Skimmer is independent of those. If you need to run other PC applications (loggers and other rig control applications) that each want to use the COM port connection to your K3 (in addition to CW Skimmer) - only one application can talk with the K3 at the same time. Enter LP-Bridge or Com-O-Com which create virtual ports on your PC. IMHO LP-Bridge is a good choice for use with the K3, but all your applications that want to talk with the K3 will talk instead to their own LP-Bridge virtual ports - only LP-Bridge connects directly to the K3. Hopefully that helps. 73, Don W3FPR
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