Hi Bob, I've found a nice SB-620. Do you know if it will work with the K3 and it's IF out as a spectrum analyzer?
73 de James K3JPS Robert Naumann wrote: > > > The SB610 is a transmit monitor scope. It is not a bandscope. The model > SB620 was a bandscope. > > The SB610 is still very useful for monitoring your transmit signal through > an amplifier for proper modulation and trapezoidal waveforms etc. Good > luck finding parts. > > 73, > > Bob W5OV > ex- "One of the Hams at Heath" > > > >> James I am not sure you will get value for money from an SB-610, they >> date from the days when a decent oscilloscope was big and expensive. >> These days 'scopes with the capabilities to monitor your peaks are >> general purpose test items and don't cost much. The K3 also has a two >> tone test oscillator built in. The IF output of the K3 is quite low >> level and is centred on 8.215 MHz, not the final IF of 15 KHz. >> >> For my money, I would look for a general purpose oscilloscope for the >> shack and an SDR receiver ranging from the low cost Softrock IF, to >> LP-PAN or the more expensive general coverage ones. These will give you >> a panoramic view of the band and be far more useful than an SB-610, even >> if it could be converted to work at the K3 IF output. >> >> 73 Dave, G4AON >> K3/100 #80, Perseus SDR >> http://www.astromag.co.uk/k3/ >> ---------------------------------- >> I'm not very familiar with using monitor scopes, so please bear with me. >> I'm interested in picking up a used Heathkit SB-610 in order to monitor >> my >> sideband wave forms. From what I understand, all I'd need to do is >> connect >> the antenna out of the K3 to the SB-610, and the antenna input to the >> SB-610. >> >> Can anyone with experience with this scope know if it will work well with >> the K3? I think this SB-610 has a 455KHz coil installed as well. I do >> believe they can be switched out for a 4-6KHz coil for monitoring a >> receiver's final IF. I don't recall what the final IF of the K3 is >> operating at. >> >> 73 de James K3JPS >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/K3-and-Heathkit-SB-610-monitor-scope-tp2741622p2751498.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:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
