Hi John, Having had an IC-756, I was sure I couldn't live without a band scope and so I hesitated and almost didn't get a K3. When I did get the K3 I immediately realized I had been correct in my initial assumption, so I began looking around for a solution.
I was initially very disappointed with the performance of the SDR-IQ and was convinced it was something I was doing wrong. I was right, with the help of John, N1JM who sent me his ini file (and others who lent advice and suggestions) and some further hacking around; I was finally able to get the level of performance I had hoped for. Now I'm glad I didn't throw it out. I guess I've been spoiled and just like to know where the activity is without tuning or scanning... If you want I can send you my ini file off list. I had the exact same experience as you; I guess it doesn't come out of the box optimized for the K3... George...WA1NTA 73 -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John G4IRN Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 2:56 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] SDR-IQ George I have a K3 s/n 3569 (factory built) which has RF Board Rev 3. I have also checked inside the radio to see that the IF output modification has been performed. My experience with the SDR-IQ is also disappointing. There are signals that I can hear on the K3 (up to S4 or 5) that I simply cannot see on the Spectravue panadapter. This is despite me setting the SDR-IQ to maximum gain - but maybe I'm missing something too. I'd also be interested to hear from anyone who already has the Rev 3 RF board and has SDR-IQ on the IF output working satisfactorily (i.e. can see weak signals!). John G4IRN. -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/SDR-IQ-tp5144397p5155001.html Sent from the [K3] mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ 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
