[Elecraft] Subject: P3 or KRX3

[N8LP]

The SDR-IQ is like a P3 without monitor, or vice-versa, actually, since
SDR-IQ came first. It is a flexible and useful SDR at a reasonable price.
But I respectfully disagree as far as the software goes. LP-PAN users can
use any software they want, and almost 100% use PowerSDR/IF or CW Skimmer...
not Spectravue. 

IMO, Spectravue is a good program for displaying a panadapter, or for doing
technical measurements, but it is not a full featured receiver like
PowerSDR/IF, and AFAIK it does not provide a second receiver as PowerSDR/IF
does if your definition is a receiver that displays both passbands and
tracks both VFOs in the K3 and can route the two receivers to different
speakers as PowerSDR/IF does. PowerSDR/IF also provides all the DSP bells
and whistles like noise blankers, noise reduction, automatic notch,
infinitely variable filter widths from 10Hz to 20kHz, multiband EQ, etc. 

While PowerSDR/IF can be intimidating to set up, and some people get
confused about the installation, it should install like any other program
and is no more difficult to configure than Spectravue would be with a sound
card input as opposed to SDR-IQ input.  As with any complex program, though,
there are dozens of configuration settings on a PC which can affect one
program at the expense of another, like driver settings, BIOS settings, etc.
I think this is the trap that catches even the experienced operator at times
with PowerSDR/IF. FWIW, I have a couple users who bought LP-PAN because they
couldn't get SDR-IQ to work on their computer. When it comes to PCs, each
system poses different challenges. This is why IT departments usually
require all users to have the same configuration.

Luckily, users can download both Spectravue and PowerSDR/IF at no charge and
evaluate them for themselves except for hardware specific features.

73,
Larry N8LP




Bob-165 wrote:
> 
> Bill,
> 
> Here is my 2 cents... Don't consider the LP-Pan at all... Look at the
> SDR-IQ
> as this will solve all of your concerns. 1) It will add a second receiver
> to
> your setup and, 2)  It will also give you an awesome spectrum display and
> water fall etc....
> 
> HOWEVER, I will be buying the P3, I just think that I will wait it out for
> a
> while and let any "hardware bugs" or upgrades go through the system and
> then
> order my P3 then.
> 
> Check out this video for a quick tour of what I am referring to:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZgJAe_a22E
> 
> I hope this helped!
> 
> 73 Bob VE3UK
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