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Yes, for me it has a very real advantage. Most of the time the K3 is in
antennae are pointing in different directions. The advantage for me is
including the filtering.
> You are correct, that is not diversity mode but it has an advantage.
> We often do that on 160 meters, where my antennas have very deep
> wide-area nulls. We can lock one ear one direction and move the other
> ear to other directions to scan for signals.
>
> In this mode we often use different bandwidths and sometimes even have
> one channel USB and the other LSB on CW with the USB channel offset
> lower in frequency and the LSB channel offset higher. On SSB however
> it would obviously be same sideband and always same frequency, so I
> understand the utility in what you do.
>
> The one thing I dislike about the K3 is the location of volume
> controls while in that mode. I would prefer a fast "balance" or fader
> that is easy to grab to instantly fade one channel out. I think this
> is really what you are asking for.
>
> I have this feature on my antenna and audio selector panel. Easy to
> grab. Using dual audio gain controls is too cumbersome for this mode.
>
>
http://www.w8ji.com/images/Shack/RX-ant-select.jpg>
> 73 Tom
>
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>> Hi Don,
>>
>> Imagine a system with good isolation between antennae such as you can
>> achieve with long yagi's at VHF/UHF. In my left ear I have the main RX
>> with stations from the UK, in my right ear I have the sub RX and
>> stations from Europe. I have a QRM from another G in my left ear when I
>> am called by a weak station from Europe which I hear in my right ear. As
>> the antennae have nice patterns I can barley hear the QRM from the G on
>> the antenna pointing at Europe. Now I want to mute or attenuate the
>> audio from the main RX and listen to the audio from the sub RX in both
>> ears. I know this will not be diversity any more but I'd quite like the
>> filter controls to continue to affect both receivers without having to
>> press BSET. After I have worked the station I need to return to
>> diversity mode listening to both receivers again.
>>
>> Diversity mode almost does what I want with both receivers locked
>> together, I just need to be able to select which audio I listen to at a
>> given time. I can easily make up a box to switch the audio but I would
>> have thought that what I want to do is not that uncommon.
>>
>> Hope this makes more sense.
>> 73
>> Ian
>> G0AFH
>>
>> Don Wilhelm wrote:
>>> Diversity reception requires hearing both the main and the subRX, each
>>> with their own antenna.
>>> I do not understand why one would want to listen to only the subRX when
>>> doing diversity receive - it nullifies any benefit of diversity.
>>> Can you explain further, maybe there is something I am missing.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Don W3FPR
>>>
>>> The Smiths wrote:
>>>
>>>> Lyle,
>>>>
>>>> As you know, this is NOT working in the Diversity mode as this
>>>> person wants to use it. It is ONLY available with SUB mode at the
>>>> time. Perhaps you can Stress to Wayne that he should finally make
>>>> it available for use when in Diversity...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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