[Elecraft] P3 or KRX3

[Don Wilhelm]

Bob,

You are partially correct.  To be specific, LP-PAN is a glorified 
Softrock plus Clifton Labs Z10000 with transformer coupling to the 
soundcard, all dressed up in an enclosure.  If you compare the price of 
all those pieces (particularly the enclosure), the price of the LP-PAN 
is not out of line, in fact it is quite inexpensive.  These days, it is 
not unusual for the cost of an enclosure to exceed the price of the 
electronics inside it - just look at the prices for some of the 
enclosures at DigiKey or Mouser - if it is not plastic, it is 
expensive.  I mounted mine in an Elecraft EC2 enclosure ($69.95) and 
used the rest of the space for some antenna/transceiver switches and a 
K3 breakout box, so the total cost of my LP-PAN equivalent exceeds the 
cost of LP-PAN.

Actually, Tony does not currently have the Softrock 6.2 receiver for the 
K3 IF available, so the relative price of that is a moot point.

73,
Don W3FPR

Bob wrote:
> Is the LP-Pan nothing more than a glorified Softrock type of receiver which
> can be bought for $10?
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