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K3 Diversity RX question

Jim AB3CV
When using diversity what happens to the ability to do Split on the K3?

Can I still listen to the pileup on VFO B and transmit on the VFO B
frequency?

Thanks

jim ab3cv
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Re: K3 Diversity RX question

Vic Rosenthal
Yes. When you use diversity you are actually not using the VFO B
synthesizer for the second rx. They are both fed from synth A. VFO B
remains available for transmitting.
I do this all the time.

73,
Victor, 4X6GP
Rehovot, Israel
Formerly K2VCO
CWops no. 5
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
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On 03/08/2020 21:26, Jim Miller wrote:
> When using diversity what happens to the ability to do Split on the K3?
>
> Can I still listen to the pileup on VFO B and transmit on the VFO B
> frequency?
>
> Thanks
>
> jim ab3cv
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Re: K3 Diversity RX question

Jim AB3CV
Thanks!

Jim ab3cv

On Mon, Aug 3, 2020 at 5:30 PM Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP <[hidden email]>
wrote:

> Yes. When you use diversity you are actually not using the VFO B
> synthesizer for the second rx. They are both fed from synth A. VFO B
> remains available for transmitting.
> I do this all the time.
>
> 73,
> Victor, 4X6GP
> Rehovot, Israel
> Formerly K2VCO
> CWops no. 5
> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
> .
> On 03/08/2020 21:26, Jim Miller wrote:
> > When using diversity what happens to the ability to do Split on the K3?
> >
> > Can I still listen to the pileup on VFO B and transmit on the VFO B
> > frequency?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > jim ab3cv
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Re: K3 Diversity RX question

Dale Boresz
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Jim,

With BOTH 'Split' and 'Diversity' engaged, you will only be able to listen
to VFO-A, although VBO-B WILL be your transmit frequency. In other words,
you will be listening to the DX on VFO-A with full benefits of Diversity.
However, you can press and hold the "REV" button on the K3 which will swap
the VFO A/B frequencies, at which point you will be hearing the pileup in
full diversity and your VFO-A cursor will change to your XMIT frequency.
You will tune through the pileup with your main VFO (VFO-A) to figure out
where you want to transmit, and when you release the "REV" button you will
again be listening to the DX station on VFO-A but you'll notice that your
P3 VFO-B cursor (and TX frequency) will be wherever you placed it using the
VFO-A knob while depressing the "REV" button.

I don't claim that this is the ONLY way to accomplish this, but it is the
way I have been doing it for years. A downside is that you will not be able
to simultaneously hear the DX in one ear while hearing the pileup in the
other. This makes sense though since diversity allows you to listen via two
different antennas, with one antenna per ear. It takes a bit of practice,
but it works well.

73,
Dale - WA8SRA

On Mon, Aug 3, 2020 at 2:27 PM Jim Miller <[hidden email]> wrote:

> When using diversity what happens to the ability to do Split on the K3?
>
> Can I still listen to the pileup on VFO B and transmit on the VFO B
> frequency?
>
> Thanks
>
> jim ab3cv
>
>
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