Re: [Elecraft] K3 sub-receiver usefulness?

2009-02-10 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
73, ... Joe, W4TV > -Original Message- > From: James Sarte [mailto:kc2...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:17 PM > To: li...@subich.com; 'KC2UEE'; 'Rick Tavan N6XI' > Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 sub-

Re: [Elecraft] K3 sub-receiver usefulness?

2009-02-10 Thread James Sarte
, so I'm assuming higher fidelity? 73, James KC2UEE -Original Message- From: Joe Subich, W4TV [mailto:li...@subich.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 7:40 PM To: 'KC2UEE'; 'Rick Tavan N6XI' Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 sub-receiver u

Re: [Elecraft] K3 sub-receiver usefulness?

2009-02-10 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
... Joe, W4TV > -Original Message- > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of KC2UEE > Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 5:48 PM > To: Rick Tavan N6XI > Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re:

Re: [Elecraft] K3 sub-receiver usefulness?

2009-02-10 Thread KC2UEE
Thank you Rick for your insight. I'll look closer into my filter and module choices, and perhaps save a bit of money in the process. After looking at the filter plots (didn't see any for the 5-poles though), I'll probably end up with the following: 13KHz FM filter - main only (will use for 10m F

Re: [Elecraft] K3 sub-receiver usefulness?

2009-02-10 Thread Bruce McLaughlin
craft-mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Iain MacDonnell - N6ML Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 2:12 PM To: d...@w3fpr.com Cc: James Sarte; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 sub-receiver usefulness? Don Wilhelm wrote: > James, > > You

Re: [Elecraft] K3 sub-receiver usefulness?

2009-02-10 Thread Brian Machesney
Johnny, The beautiful thing about Elecraft products is that you don't have to make the final decision now. You can purchase the rig without the second receiver and buy it when you figure what you need it for. That said, I think the question you want to ask yourself is, "What could I do if I had *

Re: [Elecraft] K3 sub-receiver usefulness?

2009-02-10 Thread KC2UEE
Hi Johnny, Birdies was one thing that I'm worried about with the sub receiver option. I've heard reports from people experiencing a lot of problems with birdies. I think alot of it has to do with improper cable routing, or poor shielding. How are you all testing for birdies? Just tuning through

Re: [Elecraft] K3 sub-receiver usefulness?

2009-02-10 Thread Iain MacDonnell - N6ML
Don Wilhelm wrote: > James, > > You might want to reconsider whether you are listening to the SW > broadcast on the main or on the sub. The low pass filter will be on the > main antenna band selection, and if the subreceiver is attempting to > receive a signal above the main receiver frequenc

[Elecraft] K3 sub-receiver usefulness?

2009-02-10 Thread David F. Reed
Agree fully, but suggest it is also useful for monitoring another band , like 6m or 10m for openings, while working a different band. WILLIS COOKE wrote: > In my opinion, the most useful employment of the sub receiver is to listen to > the pile with one and the DX with the other. The second u

Re: [Elecraft] K3 sub-receiver usefulness?

2009-02-10 Thread WILLIS COOKE
In my opinion, the most useful employment of the sub receiver is to listen to the pile with one and the DX with the other. The second use is for diversity receive. Willis 'Cookie' Cooke K5EWJ --- On Tue, 2/10/09, Jon K Hellan wrote: > From: Jon K Hellan > Subject: Re: [

Re: [Elecraft] K3 sub-receiver usefulness?

2009-02-10 Thread Johnny Siu
Hello James,   May be not a direct answer to your question.   Sub-receiver is useful provided that you have installed it carefully and there is no birdies.   73   Johnny VR2XMC --- 2009年2月10日 星期二,James Sarte 寫道﹕ 寄件人: James Sarte 主題: [Elecraft] K3 sub-receiver usefulness? 收件人: elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] K3 sub-receiver usefulness?

2009-02-10 Thread David Ferrington, M0XDF
Why two general coverage? Are you planning on running dual receive using both Main & Sub? If your just buying GC to allow you to listen to broadcasts outside the Ham frequencies, then surely one will be sufficient? Again, are you expecting to need to listen to AM on both receivers, or even

Re: [Elecraft] K3 sub-receiver usefulness?

2009-02-10 Thread Bill W4ZV
"At this point, I’m ready to purchase 2 general coverage modules plus 2 each of the following filters: 250KHz, 400KHz, 2.8Khz, 6KHz, 13KHz." John Lemay wrote: > > I think it would be worth remembering that much of the selectivity of the > K3 > is carried out by the DSP, and it does it very well

Re: [Elecraft] K3 sub-receiver usefulness?

2009-02-10 Thread John Lemay
th.net] On Behalf Of James Sarte Sent: 10 February 2009 02:02 To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K3 sub-receiver usefulness? Hello group, Someone mentioned in one of the reflector emails that the new firmware under development will allow independent band switching/monitoring bet

Re: [Elecraft] K3 sub-receiver usefulness?

2009-02-10 Thread Jon K Hellan
James Sarte wrote: > On a separate note, apart from diversity receive, I’m curious to know > how other people are utilizing their sub receiver? The reason I ask is > I’m finalizing my purchase of a K3, and am trying to determine whether > it’s necessary to fully load up both receivers now. At

Re: [Elecraft] K3 sub-receiver usefulness?

2009-02-09 Thread Don Wilhelm
James, You might want to reconsider whether you are listening to the SW broadcast on the main or on the sub. The low pass filter will be on the main antenna band selection, and if the subreceiver is attempting to receive a signal above the main receiver frequency, you will see a message flashe

Re: [Elecraft] K3 sub-receiver usefulness?

2009-02-09 Thread Brett Howard
On Mon, 2009-02-09 at 21:02 -0500, James Sarte wrote: > Hello group, > > > > Someone mentioned in one of the reflector emails that the new firmware > under development will allow independent band switching/monitoring > between VFO’s without a sub receiver. Am I correct in my > understanding th

[Elecraft] K3 sub-receiver usefulness?

2009-02-09 Thread James Sarte
Hello group, Someone mentioned in one of the reflector emails that the new firmware under development will allow independent band switching/monitoring between VFO's without a sub receiver. Am I correct in my understanding then that without a sub receiver, this firmware will allow tuning and mo