[Elecraft] P3 Ideas and questions

[Craig D. Smith]

After two days with the P3, here are some observations and questions.

Could the following be considered as part of future firmware upgrades?

Save the REF LVL, SCALE, and SPAN on a per band basis?  This would reduce
the need to adjust these when changing bands.

I'm thinking that for contest work I will want the P3 right in back of my
keyboard and below my logging monitor.  It fits there fine and is easy to
reach.  The K3 is off at an angle to the right, out of the direct field of
view.  Therefore, it would be neat to use the P3 display to indicate some of
the K3 status, since it has such a nice bright color display.  For example,
the VFO A cursor could flash when in diversity and the VFO B cursor could
flash when in split.  I'm sure there would be opportunities for other status
displays as well.

Finally, something that could be just an anomaly with my unit or perhaps
operator error.  I've assigned several functions to the function keys
without any problem, except that when I assign the waterfall height to a
function key, it doesn't always stay there through a power off/on cycle,
etc.  I've tried it with more than one FN key with the same result.  All the
other functions I've tried stay "memorized".  Has anyone else noticed this?

Still liking the P3 a lot!

              73   Craig   AC0DS