Re: [Elecraft] K3S Diversity Setup Question
Thanks all - looks like a combination of the above got things working OK. I can hear the voices moving around in my head, which would be a bad sign in any other case, but a good sign for Diversity RX! ;-) Don, I'll open the case and have a look around to consider that solution K2AV came up with - very innovative! Bret/KC1CJN -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3S-Diversity-Setup-Question-tp7621411p7621428.html Sent from the Elecraft 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3S Diversity Setup Question
Bret, To use two TX capable antennas, you connect the subRX AUX antenna connection to the TMP connector on the KAT3, and set the K3 KRX3 menu to "ANT=ATU". The non-transmit antenna will be used by the subRX whenever you set the subRX antenna to AUX. If you want to use a low noise receive antenna, you would connect that antenna to the BNC jack, but you need to physically connect the TMP cable from that BNC jack to the subRX AUX TMP connector. A very clever installation was shown to me by Guy K2AV. Guy has both receive antennas and multiple TX antennas that he uses for diversity receive, and changing the internal TMP cables is certainly not something he wants to do frequently. Note - K2AV does not have the K144XV installed in his K3. So Guy put the fan panel for the K144XV on his K3 (Elecraft p/n E100288 for a K3/100, p/n E100215 for a K3/10) and installed the K144 TMP-BNC cable assembly (Elecraft p/n E850378) between the TMP connector on the KAT3 and the BNC jack hole in the fan panel. Of course that TMP-BNC cable is too long for the distance, but it can be rolled up and secured with a ty-wrap. The normal subRX BNC to Sub AUX cable is in place. To operate from a receiving antenna, the antenna is connected normally to the BNC jack for the subRX AUX antenna, and the K3 KRX3 menu is set to "ANT=BNC" and the subRX antenna is set to AUX. To operate using the non-transmit antenna, connect a short BNC to BNC jumper between the AUX ANT BNC and the added BNC jack in the fan panel, then set the K3 KRX3 menu to ANT=ATU and set the subRX antenna to AUX. If you make that change between the non-transmit antenna and a receiving antenna frequently, an antenna switch between the BNC connectors and a couple of K3 macros would make the changes easily. 73, Don W3FPR On 8/9/2016 8:17 AM, MaverickNH wrote: My factory-built K3S with KAT3A ATU and KRX3A SubRX was assembled in default configuration, with the SubRx antenna connected to AUX RF-bnc. I might switch the SubRx to the KAT3A some day, as both antennas are TX, but am trying to set up for Diversity Rx now and having problems. I have two TX antennas - a 102ft G5RV ~40ft up N-S and a 43ft Vertical ~75ft away, both with remote ATUs at base. With G5RV on ANT1 and 43Vert on ANT2, all works fine. For Diversity RX, since the SubRX connects the AUX RX-bnc, I've tried moving the 43Vert over to the AUX RF IN bnc jack. CONFIG KRX3 is set to Ant=bnc. I'm not quite sure which buttons to select to get Diversity mode working. With ANT set to ANT1, I select DIV (long-press SUB) and see SUB on display between VFOA & VFOB and decimal blinking, but hear only in my left ear. What might I be missing? Thanks, 73s, BRET/KC1CJN -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3S-Diversity-Setup-Question-tp7621411.html Sent from the Elecraft 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 Message delivered to donw...@embarqmail.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3S Diversity Setup Question
Turn off sp+phone Make sure spkrs = 1 Make sure volume and rf gain for sub RX are set Done Sent from BlueMail On 9 Aug 2016, 14:33, at 14:33, Ken G Kopp wrote: >Bret, > >The aftermarket K3s book by KE7X covers the matter ... and many others >... >nicely. See the Elecraft web page for information. > >73 > >Ken - K0PP > >On Aug 9, 2016 06:19, "MaverickNH" wrote: > >> My factory-built K3S with KAT3A ATU and KRX3A SubRX was assembled in >> default >> configuration, with the SubRx antenna connected to AUX RF-bnc. I >might >> switch the SubRx to the KAT3A some day, as both antennas are TX, but >am >> trying to set up for Diversity Rx now and having problems. >> >> I have two TX antennas - a 102ft G5RV ~40ft up N-S and a 43ft >Vertical >> ~75ft >> away, both with remote ATUs at base. With G5RV on ANT1 and 43Vert on >ANT2, >> all works fine. >> >> For Diversity RX, since the SubRX connects the AUX RX-bnc, I've tried >> moving >> the 43Vert over to the AUX RF IN bnc jack. CONFIG KRX3 is set to >Ant=bnc. >> >> I'm not quite sure which buttons to select to get Diversity mode >working. >> With ANT set to ANT1, I select DIV (long-press SUB) and see SUB on >display >> between VFOA & VFOB and decimal blinking, but hear only in my left >ear. >> >> What might I be missing? >> >> Thanks, 73s, >> >> BRET/KC1CJN >> >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2. >> nabble.com/K3S-Diversity-Setup-Question-tp7621411.html >> Sent from the Elecraft 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 >> Message delivered to kengk...@gmail.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 >Message delivered to makid...@gmail.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3S Diversity Setup Question
Bret, You have to switch the sub-receiver from the main antenna to the aux antenna. To do that go to BSET and press the ANT button. That will show which antenna the sub is on. It should say MAIN. Press ANT again and it should say AUX. Press BSET again to return to the VFO A display. Mark Musick, WB9CIF -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of MaverickNH Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2016 12:18 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] K3S Diversity Setup Question My factory-built K3S with KAT3A ATU and KRX3A SubRX was assembled in default configuration, with the SubRx antenna connected to AUX RF-bnc. I might switch the SubRx to the KAT3A some day, as both antennas are TX, but am trying to set up for Diversity Rx now and having problems. I have two TX antennas - a 102ft G5RV ~40ft up N-S and a 43ft Vertical ~75ft away, both with remote ATUs at base. With G5RV on ANT1 and 43Vert on ANT2, all works fine. For Diversity RX, since the SubRX connects the AUX RX-bnc, I've tried moving the 43Vert over to the AUX RF IN bnc jack. CONFIG KRX3 is set to Ant=bnc. I'm not quite sure which buttons to select to get Diversity mode working. With ANT set to ANT1, I select DIV (long-press SUB) and see SUB on display between VFOA & VFOB and decimal blinking, but hear only in my left ear. What might I be missing? Thanks, 73s, BRET/KC1CJN -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3S-Diversity-Setup-Question-tp7621411. html Sent from the Elecraft 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 Message delivered to markmus...@sbcglobal.net __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] K3S Diversity Setup Question
Bret, The aftermarket K3s book by KE7X covers the matter ... and many others ... nicely. See the Elecraft web page for information. 73 Ken - K0PP On Aug 9, 2016 06:19, "MaverickNH" wrote: > My factory-built K3S with KAT3A ATU and KRX3A SubRX was assembled in > default > configuration, with the SubRx antenna connected to AUX RF-bnc. I might > switch the SubRx to the KAT3A some day, as both antennas are TX, but am > trying to set up for Diversity Rx now and having problems. > > I have two TX antennas - a 102ft G5RV ~40ft up N-S and a 43ft Vertical > ~75ft > away, both with remote ATUs at base. With G5RV on ANT1 and 43Vert on ANT2, > all works fine. > > For Diversity RX, since the SubRX connects the AUX RX-bnc, I've tried > moving > the 43Vert over to the AUX RF IN bnc jack. CONFIG KRX3 is set to Ant=bnc. > > I'm not quite sure which buttons to select to get Diversity mode working. > With ANT set to ANT1, I select DIV (long-press SUB) and see SUB on display > between VFOA & VFOB and decimal blinking, but hear only in my left ear. > > What might I be missing? > > Thanks, 73s, > > BRET/KC1CJN > > > > -- > View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2. > nabble.com/K3S-Diversity-Setup-Question-tp7621411.html > Sent from the Elecraft 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 > Message delivered to kengk...@gmail.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com