After using the diversity feature with two receiving arrays for the last season on 160 and 80, I am with Joe 100% on this one. The fades and peaks I experience in the two ears are summed in the brain far more effectively than I would have imagined. On 80 meters (our RX arrays are 800' separated), we actually hear different stations in each ear coming over different paths. The really motivated operators have trained themselves to take advantage of this "pileup separation filter."
You would have to add a computer programmed for Laplace Transforms to gain the summing effect you desire. The audio mixer is not capable of summing peaks and cancelling nulls. The K3 diversity feature is unique and requires a paradigm shift when you first start using it. It is like hearing surround-sound for the first time and trying to correlate the spatial positions of the various musical instruments. After a while, you can just relax and enjoy the effect without dwelling on the technology. Tom Taormina, K5RC Virginia City NV Home of W7RN and K7RC <http://k5rc.cc> http://k5rc.cc FOC 1760 "Communication is the problem to the answer" - 10cc ______________________________________________________________ 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
