[Elecraft] Lock P3 frequency range independent of K3

[JAMES ROGERS]

Personally, I would not change a thing. It is exactly what I want in a  
panadapter.

73s Jim, W4ATK


On Nov 10, 2010, at 5:57 PM, garya at gary-gordon.com wrote:

> This is to support a previous suggestion on the reflector, to allow  
> locking the P3 frequency range displayed despite tuning the K3.  The  
> defacto mode of draging and skewing the waterfall makes it  
> unrecognizable, losing track of and tune to a new "target" QSO up  
> the band.   It would seem much easier if tuning the K3 just moved a  
> marker across an unmoving P3 display.  My thoughts are towards  
> operating next Field Day, where I might set the P3 to display, say,  
> 7.025 through 7.075 KHz.
>
> Of course there would need to be a provision for "re-centering" the  
> P3, most likely to a round number, not the actual K3 frequency.  For  
> example the P3 could re-set its center to the nearest frequency  
> marker at the top of the the P3.  As an example, assume a P3 set to  
> a span of 50 KHz, where its 10 markers at the top would then be  
> spaced 5 KHz apart.  Assume a K3 is tuned to 7.048 KHz, and the "re- 
> center" button is pressed.  Consistent with the suggestion, then,  
> the center frequency of the P3 would snap to 7.050 KHz, and display  
> a span from 7.025 to 7.075 MHz.
>
> Besides the pile-up value another post suggests for this mode, I see  
> it equally valuable for contests and for looking for an ongoing QSO.
> 73
> Gary K6kV
>
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JIM ROGERS
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