[Elecraft] Spotting DX
I've only had my K3 on the air for a couple days...trying to figure out all the bells and whistles. Here's my problem: K4M (Midway DXpedition) is transmitting on let's say, 7.004 listening up 25. So I go SPLIT, tune VFO B up to about 7.020. Now I want to spot the guy he's working and transmit there right afterward. I'm looking for the guy, I hit REV and listen. I don't hear him, so I want to tune up or down and find him. But when I turn VFO A's knob (which is showing my Xmit frequency, the VFO B display (K4M's run freq) also changes, so when I drop REV I'm no longer on his 7.004 frequency. How are you supposed to do this? Is there an option that ties them together somewhere? LOCK is off. I used the SUB receiver, and then I can listen to my xmit freq in one ear, but that doesn't seem necessary. Paul WY7I __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Spotting DX
Yes, that's IT ! Thanks! - Original Message - From: Alexandr Kobranov kobra...@amoscz.cz To: Paul paul.rei...@earthlink.net Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 7:26 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Spotting DX Hi Paul, you have linked VFO´s I suppose. Press SUB until you will se UNLINKED. My first idea... 73! Lexa, ok1dst Paul napsal(a): I've only had my K3 on the air for a couple days...trying to figure out all the bells and whistles. Here's my problem: K4M (Midway DXpedition) is transmitting on let's say, 7.004 listening up 25. So I go SPLIT, tune VFO B up to about 7.020. Now I want to spot the guy he's working and transmit there right afterward. I'm looking for the guy, I hit REV and listen. I don't hear him, so I want to tune up or down and find him. But when I turn VFO A's knob (which is showing my Xmit frequency, the VFO B display (K4M's run freq) also changes, so when I drop REV I'm no longer on his 7.004 frequency. How are you supposed to do this? Is there an option that ties them together somewhere? LOCK is off. I used the SUB receiver, and then I can listen to my xmit freq in one ear, but that doesn't seem necessary. Paul WY7I __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Spotting DX
Paul, You may have held the SUB button in a bit too long and the VFOs were 'linked' Hold the SUB button and you will see unlink briefly in the VFO B area. 73, Don W3FPR Paul wrote: I've only had my K3 on the air for a couple days...trying to figure out all the bells and whistles. Here's my problem: K4M (Midway DXpedition) is transmitting on let's say, 7.004 listening up 25. So I go SPLIT, tune VFO B up to about 7.020. Now I want to spot the guy he's working and transmit there right afterward. I'm looking for the guy, I hit REV and listen. I don't hear him, so I want to tune up or down and find him. But when I turn VFO A's knob (which is showing my Xmit frequency, the VFO B display (K4M's run freq) also changes, so when I drop REV I'm no longer on his 7.004 frequency. How are you supposed to do this? Is there an option that ties them together somewhere? LOCK is off. I used the SUB receiver, and then I can listen to my xmit freq in one ear, but that doesn't seem necessary. Paul WY7I __ 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.421 / Virus Database: 270.14.18/2437 - Release Date: 10/15/09 03:57:00 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Spotting DX
Paul, Others have suggested unlinking the VFOs and this is necessary but not really sufficient. It all depends on the dx operators. Those at K4M seem to listen on the same frequency long enough for you to find them and tailgate the previous station. On the other hand, the Glorioso operators mostly moved randomly over a large frequency range after every QSO. Impossible to tailgate. Pick a frequency near the middle of their listening range and just park there. It takes a frustratingly long time but it will work eventually assuming that your signal is strong enough for them to hear it over the noise. If you don't have the sub receiver, it makes this a lot easier. I consider it a necessity. 73 de W6BK On Oct 15, 2009, at 6:19 AM, Paul wrote: I've only had my K3 on the air for a couple days...trying to figure out all the bells and whistles. Here's my problem: K4M (Midway DXpedition) is transmitting on let's say, 7.004 listening up 25. So I go SPLIT, tune VFO B up to about 7.020. Now I want to spot the guy he's working and transmit there right afterward. I'm looking for the guy, I hit REV and listen. I don't hear him, so I want to tune up or down and find him. But when I turn VFO A's knob (which is showing my Xmit frequency, the VFO B display (K4M's run freq) also changes, so when I drop REV I'm no longer on his 7.004 frequency. How are you supposed to do this? Is there an option that ties them together somewhere? LOCK is off. I used the SUB receiver, and then I can listen to my xmit freq in one ear, but that doesn't seem necessary. Paul WY7I __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Spotting DX
With diversity RX on the K3 - IE VFOs synched, you can also operate split. HOLD SPLIT to enable TX on VFO B. Then HOLD REV and use VFO A to listen and tune to the split TX frequency. Release REV and diversity RX is restored. A very elegant implementation by designers who must also be actual operators! 73 - Steve WB6RSE __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Spotting DX
Yes. Isn't it wonderful. They also read this reflector and respond, sometimes within minutes, to important issues. Wouldn't it be nice if some of our elected representatives did this? 73 de W6BK On Oct 15, 2009, at 9:04 AM, wb6r...@mac.com wrote: With diversity RX on the K3 - IE VFOs synched, you can also operate split. HOLD SPLIT to enable TX on VFO B. Then HOLD REV and use VFO A to listen and tune to the split TX frequency. Release REV and diversity RX is restored. A very elegant implementation by designers who must also be actual operators! 73 - Steve WB6RSE __ 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] Spotting DX
I know you can listen to two conversations on different VFO's (Frequencies at the same time when you have the Sub Receiver Installed; However with no Sub Receiver I believe this is this correct? If you don't have the sub receiver listening using a set of headphones like a Heil Pro set you cannot listen to both sides of a conversation at the same time WHEN both VFO A and B set...VFO A at 14.195 and VFO B at 14.205...you must always push the REV to listen to B. They can never be heard at the same time??? Correct??? 73 de KE4WY Jim __ 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] Spotting DX
Hi Jim, In your scenario - split with simultaneous signals, yes, you must have both receivers. However, you can work split just fine with one receiver and two VFOs, but you have to hop back and forth between the VFOs, using whatever method you prefer. It is also possible to split with a single VFO, if there is RIT or XIT available. Worked 3Y0X, split, with the KX1 which has only RIT available Rob, N6VX __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Spotting DX
Jim wrote: I know you can listen to two conversations on different VFO's (Frequencies at the same time when you have the Sub Receiver Installed; However with no Sub Receiver I believe this is this correct? If you don't have the sub receiver listening using a set of headphones like a Heil Pro set you cannot listen to both sides of a conversation at the same time WHEN both VFO A and B set...VFO A at 14.195 and VFO B at 14.205...you must always push the REV to listen to B. They can never be heard at the same time??? Correct??? Correct: You cannot listen on two frequencies at the same time unless you have the sub receiver. But you can always hold REV or tap A/B to listen to the station at VFO B's frequency. Some transceivers have something called dual watch, which splits the receive path at the mixer input. We didn't want to take this simpler approach, because it doesn't provide diversity receive. That takes two separate receivers with independent antennas. Hence the KRX3. 73, Wayne N6KR __ 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
