Re: [Elecraft] K4 Use Case Question - Support for multiple instances of WSJT-X

2019-08-20 Thread Logan R Zintsmaster
e Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K4 Use Case Question - Support for multiple instances of WSJT-X I think you need a K4D with the second ADC. You’d have VFO A in left ear, VFO C in right ear. Two instances (installed in two separate folders) WSJT, one listening to left channel,

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Use Case Question - Support for multiple instances of WSJT-X

2019-08-20 Thread Logan R Zintsmaster
Thanks for the explanation. The band pass filters add an interesting consideration to multi-band use. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 20, 2019, at 8:27 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > > This will work with either a K4 or a K4D. The VFOs can be on the same or > different bands. > > If the two recei

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Use Case Question - Support for multiple instances of WSJT-X

2019-08-20 Thread David Gilbert
Other than being able to monitor two different bands (or two different sections on the same band) I'm not sure what the benefit here is, but I wonder if I could accomplish the same thing with my K3. 1.  Run two instances of WSJT-X 2.  Use two different USB sound card dongles, each port assign

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Use Case Question - Support for multiple instances of WSJT-X

2019-08-20 Thread Wayne Burdick
Even a basic K4 can have the two receivers as far apart as you'd like, including on two different bands. The K4D (or a K4 with the KRX4 option added later on) gives you a second set of band-pass filters and the ability to use two different antennas. Wayne N6KR > On Aug 20, 2019, at 5:08 AM,

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Use Case Question - Support for multiple instances of WSJT-X

2019-08-20 Thread Wayne Burdick
This will work with either a K4 or a K4D. The VFOs can be on the same or different bands. If the two receivers were on different bands, and you only had one antenna, you'd want to make VFO A the higher-frequency band. This is because with a single antenna, both receivers would be sharing the t

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Use Case Question - Support for multiple instances of WSJT-X

2019-08-20 Thread Dave
I don’t think you need the second ADC since the two frequencies are only 6 kHz away from each other. Otherwise if you used two different ADCs you would then need two antennas. Dave wo2x Sent from my waxed string and tin cans. > On Aug 20, 2019, at 7:03 AM, Nr4c wrote: > > I think you need

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Use Case Question - Support for multiple instances of WSJT-X

2019-08-20 Thread Nr4c
I think you need a K4D with the second ADC. You’d have VFO A in left ear, VFO C in right ear. Two instances (installed in two separate folders) WSJT, one listening to left channel, other listening to right channel. But you have to keep up with which is transmitting. Once you start a ASO on VFO

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Use Case Question - Support for multiple instances of WSJT-X

2019-08-20 Thread Dave
Dave, Will be interesting to hear official answer from Elecraft. A competitor’s radio does exactly what Logan outlined. You would bring up two instances of WSJT-X. Only one can transmit at a time. Dave wo2x Sent from my iPad > On Aug 20, 2019, at 3:38 AM, David Gilbert wrote: > > > I'm no

Re: [Elecraft] K4 Use Case Question - Support for multiple instances of WSJT-X

2019-08-20 Thread David Gilbert
I'm no expert by any stretch of the imagination, but it doesn't sound to me like that would be effective with any single rig, K4 or otherwise. First off, as best I can tell you need to assign different rigs to the multiple instances of WSJT-X if run on the same computer.  I don't believe you

[Elecraft] K4 Use Case Question - Support for multiple instances of WSJT-X

2019-08-19 Thread Logan R Zintsmaster
Here is a use case question.. The radio is connected to a single antenna. VFO A is tuned to 14.074 MHz and VFO B is tuned to 14.080. An audio data stream from the VFO A frequency is "connected" to an instance of WSJT-X decoding FT8. A second, independent audio stream from the VFO B frequenc