I am using Rocky with my KX3 I/Q output and it works VERY well. I
should also point out that the latest version 3.32 will decode CW and
PSK31 signals !!! I had to use a laptop with a stereo input USB sound
card ($15 from Amazon) and it gives me 96Khz of bandwidth. The reason
for the laptop is that the regular PC induced a ground loop and caused
artifacts on the KX3 main output to the other laptop that runs Propnet.
Ron W7HD
briana wrote:
Guys,
Before trashing this, one actually needs to use it as I have for years.
I've used it with the ROCKY (free) panadapter program and SKIMMER
($75) cw decode program. You do need an SDR and available sound card
to use them.
ROCKY is a bare bones spectrum display. It can be sized and easily
fit on your computer display along witht logging programs which don't
hog the entire display. This is where a panadapter diisplay ought to
be IMHO. The frequency scale is relative in KHz. It is not the rigs
frequency. There are no bells and whistles like point and click.
Despite these short commings it is perfectly adequate for busting
pileups. You simply tune the subrx to the blip that you think the DX
is working and ID it by ear. There is no concern about offsets et
al. It is simplicity and works great. Only occasionally have I
wished for a bit more. A bit more turns out to be SKIMMER.
The next step up is SKIMMER. It has rig control and displays a true
frequency scale. While you could probably use the display on phone,
its main purpose is to decode all the CW signals within its 24KHz
decode window. There is point and click and spotting of decoded
signals. It provides a band map and also a tabulation of calls
decoded that can be displayed sorted alphabetically. There also exists
a program that moves the 24 KHz window around with user set dwell
times. SKIMMER is excellent for contests and busting very difficult
CW pileups -- if you can hear most of the calling stations. For CW
contests it is in invisible second op spot generator that nicely feeds
N1MM and other contest programs. These spots are high value spots in
that you're actually hearing them.
While none of this approaches the P3's sophistication. I have found
it to be perfectly adequate. I'm not influenced by how sexy the
display is or a bunch of bells and whistles. KISS is what I'm happy
with.
Try it, you may like it.
I'm just a satisfied user I have in pecuniary interests in either
program.
73 de Brian/K3KO
On 1/28/2015 10:36 PM, Tom Blahovici wrote:
Harry,
While its a nice idea there are a couple of commands missing in the
api to allow this to be done properly. If all you are interested is
seeing the spectrum and doing qsys it probably is possible. But to do
the job semi-correctly you would need some customized code to do so.
Tom
va2fsq.com
On Jan 28, 2015 10:10 PM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft
<elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote:
Thank you
I already have the Clifton labs Buffer amp and a softrock lite that
I was got a while ago.
It would be interesting if a Second P3 could be hooked up,I suspect
it would have to be coded for the P3 to know what VFO it is looking
at.
I'll have to look into if someone already has written a NaP3 type
program that supports 2 Receivers(I only played with that program
briefly and found it to be nice)
From: Mike Harris <mike.har...@horizon.co.fk>
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 6:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] IF out of 2nd Receiver in K3?
See PVRC (Potomac Valley Radio Club) Newsletter June 2012.
Regards,
Mike VP8NO
On 28/01/2015 18:20, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote:
That would be nice
You could run two P3s
From: Doug Ellmore <d...@ellmore.net>
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 1:39 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] IF out of 2nd Receiver in K3?
Is there a way to get the IF out of the optional 2nd receiver of a K3?
In addition to looking at two different bands in HF, I am thinking
it would
be great to be able to look at both 6m and 2m for field day with
one K3.
Doug NA1DX
na...@arrl.net
www.ellmore.net/na1dx
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