Re: KX3/K3 Operating Tip: Working a pileup using dual watchinstead of SPLIT
Posted by
Cady, Fred on
Jun 06, 2012; 8:45pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/KX3-K3-Operating-Tip-Working-a-pileup-using-dual-watch-instead-of-SPLIT-tp7557196p7557217.html
I'm a little confused. This seems to imply there is a DUAL RX menu
function in the K3. Don't you mean DUAL RX is a menu item in the KX3
that provides the same functionality as tapping SUB in the K3?
Cheers and 73,
Fred KE7X
Fred Cady
fcady at ieee dot org
<snip>
> The KX3 (or a K3 equipped with a sub receiver) provides a simpler
> alternative that doesn't necessarily require the use of SPLIT: dual
> watch. This also lets you hear both the DX station and the pileup at
> the same time, avoiding the need to REVerse the VFOs periodically.
>
> Here's an example:
>
> 1. Having found a DX station with VFO A, tap the "A>B" switch twice so
> that VFO B is on the same frequency.
>
> 2. Turn on dual watch by setting MENU:DUAL RX to AUTO. You'll need
> headphones or dual external speakers; VFO A will be in the left audio
> channel, and VFO B in the right. (The K3 provides a number of
> variations on this; refer to the K3 owner's manual.)
>
> 3. Move VFO A up about 2 kHz (or the DX station's requested offset).
> There you may encounter a pileup. Find a clear spot in which to
> transmit, and call the DX station after he signs with the previous
> station or calls CQ.
>
<snip>
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