I assume the K3S also has the RX IN/OUT jacks of the K3. In that case
you can put a splitter in the line from RX out, and feed one leg back
through RX IN. Then, any time you select the RX antenna from the front
panel you will send all signals from the antenna both to the K23S and to
a separate SDR, albeit with about a 3.5 dB loss in each signal.
To achieve what you want, I suggest looking at the WaterfallBandmap by
Steve London, N2IC. It is a free app that can be downloaded from
<http://www.kkn.net/~n2ic/WB_071316.zip>. I won't try to replicate the
very good documentation in the zipfile, but I believe it accomplishes
everything you would want in terms of integration among CW Skimmer, your
radio, and N1MM+. It incorporates a separate clickable waterfall/bandmap
that tracks with your radio.
Anyhow, have a look. Steve heartily recommends the $149 SDRPlay SDR
<www.sdrplay.com>, which eliminates need for a sound card to be in the
loop as well as a lot of the problems with images that involving as
sound card brings into the mix..
73, Pete N4ZR
Download the new N1MM Logger+ at
<http://N1MM.hamdocs.com>. Check
out the Reverse Beacon Network at
<http://reversebeacon.net>, now
spotting RTTY activity worldwide.
For spots, please use your favorite
"retail" DX cluster.
On 9/2/2016 8:19 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
If you expect 100 KHz (more than 22 KHz) with CW Skimmer you will need
to split the receive antenna loop and feed a true SDR (e.g., SDR I/Q,
Perseus, QSR1, etc or equivalent) tuned to the bottom of the active
band. See the CW skimmer documentation - any configuration that feeds
skimmer from the IF and tracks the IF offset is limited to 22 KHz (the
operating frequency +/- 11 KHz).
This is a design choice made by the developer of CW Skimmer. If you
have questions, contact him.
The "direct" receiver configuration does not require/use microHAM
Router. Other software is used to link logging software and skimmer.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 9/2/2016 2:01 PM, Peter W2IRT wrote:
Hello all,
With the vast majority of my friends having gone the Flex route
rather than
the K3, I'm finding I'm at a rather huge disadvantage in terms of CW
operation, and that's Skimmer, which is an absolute game-changer for
everybody who's running it. I just can't figure out how to make it work
acceptably well with the K3S/P3 combination I have here.
I went the LP-PAN route and the birdies/mirror images make that device
wholly unsuitable for me, so I'm back to square one. I don't want to
spend
another small fortune on interface boxes, but something better than
LP-PAN
is clearly the answer. I just don't know what it is, what to do once
I buy
it, or anything else. The big limitation I have is whatever devices
that I
will need to buy will also have to play well with MicroHam Router
software,
and in the past that has left my head spinning. This stuff is SO far
beyond
my understanding I feel as if I've been thrown into the deep end of
the pool
without knowing how to swim.
Working backwards, let's say the required end result is to have the CW
portion of whichever band I'm on skimmed and calls displayed on my
bandmap
in either N1MM+ or DX Labs' Commander. Not 22kHz worth of calls
relative to
my operating frequency, but everything, from .000 to .100 and maybe
beyond.
If I'm running in CQWW or ARRL-CW, I'm less impressed with what the
cluster
is showing me and would rather rely more heavily on what my own
antenna is
picking up.
I have only two antenna feeds on the property: Whatever's selected on
the
tower or a K9AY loop connected to the RX-in line on the back of the
K3S. I
don't' have a separate antenna to feed another receiver so I guess
the idea
is to take signal off the IF from the P3 out, yes? Like I said, I'm
really
very old-school and I need help getting up to speed with all this
stuff. I
migrated from a Mark V last year and the learning curve on the K3S is
still
as steep as Mt. Everest for me. Any help greatly appreciated,
please'n'thanks!
---------------------------------------------
73 and Good DX
Peter, W2IRT
S/N 10023
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