Hi All, I tried to live without the 2nd RX, but it bugged me too much. Having a 2nd RX in my Orion II (even though it's not a great 2nd RX) spoiled me--particularly in contests. So, I bit the bullet.
I spent all of yesterday afternoon installing the 2nd RX, and the KXV3 option. Fortunately, I noted that the KXV3 needs to go in first, else you have to pull the KRX3 back out! It still took me a lot longer overall than I anticipated, but I'm slow as mollasses. Everything seemed to go together just as advertised. I was pretty nervous though, when installing the KRX3 inside the K3. I wasn't 100% sure I had everything lined up right on the "Sub-In" and "Sub-Out" boards, but I guess I did! By the time I finished, after a break for dinner and a TV program we always watch, it was getting to be a tad late. I connected the K3 to my PS and antennas, and proceeded with the configuration/calibration process. That seemed to go O.K. too, but when I then tried to listen to the sub RX by hitting the "sub" key, the display said "No Sub". I thought that was strange, since it had allowed me to set up the filters for the sub RX and do the calibration. After a short case of "Tourettes", I decided it was late, and I would see where I screwed up in the morning. Power off! This morning, when I turned the K3 on, the sub RX came alive--well, sort of! It was there, but there wasn't any volume. Sounded almost like no antenna! I had not re-done the most recent firware download (beta version), so I thought I better do that first. All I lacked was the 2nd RX DSP, and Voila! 2nd RX alive and well! Well, that makes sense you dummy! The hardest part of the KRX3 assembly seemed to be getting those cables to seat properly in their respective connectors. Some went in just fine, but others were a struggle for some reason. Also, as I mentioned earlier, making sure (?) the assembled KRX3 unit matched up with the connectors isn't easy at all to see. Installing the KXV3 was fairly simple except for clipping jumpers W1 and W2. They are flush against a multi-pin female connector, and I couldn't get even my smallest pair of dykes squeezed in there to do the job. I finally was able to do it by using a pliar type toenail clipper with a pointed and slightly curved nose. Those may go into my toolbox! Life is good! Dave W7AQK ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
