LP-Bridge will handle the serial port issue. I run the K3, Spectravue, DXBase and N1MM with one USB to Serial adapter and ports to spare.
--- On Tue, 6/25/13, Joe Subich, W4TV <li...@subich.com> wrote: > From: Joe Subich, W4TV <li...@subich.com> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 & SDR/IQ > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 8:09 PM > > > So how do yu set it up to watch lower end of 6m on the > K3, without > > using a transverter? > > Connect SDR-IQ to the IF Out jack (not the RX Ant) and tune > SpectraVue > to 8.125 MHz manually *or* in SV's "ExtRadio Setup" Select > the K3 and > uncheck "HF Tracking Mode." > > Note: If you want to use the frequency tracking tied to the > IF, you > will need some kind of serial splitter to share the K3 > serial port. > For more information see the SpectraVue Help file section > 4.2, page > 59 and page 58 "IF Tracking". > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > > On 6/25/2013 9:55 PM, KD7YZ Bob wrote: > > Howdy K3' people: > > > > I have an SDR/IQ. I also have three Elecraft > transverters. When I > > connect a BNC to the BNC-RX "T" chain, and I tune > Spectravue to 28.07 > > and the 6m xv50 transverter is "on", I am looking at > the area around > > 50.070 .. I can look for beacons and Sporadic-E > openings. > > > > Nothing new. > > > > However, the other day, I suspected the xv50 > transverter to on the > > Fritz. So I switched to the internal 6m Rx/Tx section. > Made some > > contacts. > > > > So now I want to once again look for 6m Beacons down > below 50.080 . > > My only option seems to be the IF BNC output. > > > > I connected there and tried to set Spectravue for > 8.215; 10.0; 28.0 and > > still see nothing from 6m. I even tried to set it at > 50.10, to no avail. > > > > So how do yu set it up to watch lower end of 6m on the > K3, without > > using a transverter? > > > > thanks > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
