[Elecraft] NEW TO THE LIST

[David Gilbert]

Another significant difference is that LP-PAN can be used with other 
third party software like CW Skimmer, or any future application (band 
activity analysis, propagation studies, etc) that may require an 
SDR-type front end.  There currently is no such capability with the P3, 
and none has been discussed for the future.

73,
Dave   AB7E



On 8/22/2010 3:53 PM, N8LP wrote:
> P3 and LP-PAN / PowerSDR-IF each have strengths and weaknesses. You'll need
> to do some research to see which suits your situation better. I will just
> briefly mention three clear differences...
>
> The most obvious difference is that P3 doesn't require a PC, and is
> basically plug-and-play. LP-PAN requires knowledge of PCs and sound cards.
> Some people find it trivial to set up, but some have difficulty. How your PC
> is configured plays into this.
>
> Another obvious difference is the screen size and resolution. I run mine at
> 1680x1050 (vs. 480x272 for P3), and can fill the display with the pan and/or
> waterfall if I want. This provides much better resolution for wide spans. To
> be fair, P3 provides better resolution at narrow spans, but I suspect you
> would use wider spans most often.
>
> Not so obvious is that PowerSDR-IF is not just a display, but a full
> receiver with all the DSP bells and whistles and very high quality sound
> through the sound card outputs. It actually provides two receivers, tied to
> both VFO A and VFO B, so that you can see and listen to both sides of a
> split QSO simultaneously without the need for a KRX3 as long as the two
> signals are within the 192kHz maximum display width. It does not provide
> diversity reception, or QSK capability.
>
> For more specifics, feel free to email or call me directly.
>
> Larry N8LP
>
>
>
>
> Bob Peters wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi All.. I am considering the purchase of a K3. I have been told to go
>> with
>> the lp-pan and when I read what the new pan adapter does
>>
>> It looks like this will do the same as the lp-pan or am I wrong. Will the
>> pan adapter show frequency??? Will it show the menu's?? What is the
>> benefit
>> of
>>
>> The lp-pan over the elecraft pan adapter???
>>
>>