[Elecraft] P3 wish list

[N6JW]

Hi Alan:

I certainly understand your reasons for nervousness here.  However, 
I would like to express how much this "unofficial" feature has been
helpful to me in setting TX equalizers for three different mic settings
(macro driven) and two mics (front and rear).  And I often return and
tinker with these settings for optimization.  In my P3 the "feature" works
well, but right now it is clumsy to use, to say the least.

Here is what I have to do:  Open Config Menu: RS232 which will read
38000.  Attach a dummy load (or tune to an empty spot in the band).
Turn on Peak hold, then right away turn RS232 speed to 4800 (this is
equivalent to removing the cable), talk into the mic, and then tap
freeze to look at the cumulative audio spectrum!  Set to a narrow span
(I use 4khz) one gets a lot of good detailed data this way, but is it
a bit of a fiddle!  If you want to do it again, start over.

Alan, I know there are interesting options coming down the line with 
some additional hardware required (what else is the "sensor" opening 
at the back for?)  But in the meantime, the "unofficial" feature is very
useful indeed!

Thanks so much for the fine panadapter.  It has proven itself to be more
useful than I thought it would be.

Regards & 73

John, N6JW


Alan Bloom-2 wrote:
> 
> I'm a little nervous about making this an "official" feature, because
> the signal level is not well-controlled.  It depends on stray leakage
> through a balanced mixer and "blow-by" past a couple of PIN diode
> switches.  If the mixer in a particular K3 happens to be very well
> balanced or the PIN diodes have extra-low capacitance, there may not be
> enough signal level to adjust the equalizer properly.  It also depends
> on frequency band and transmit power level.
> 
> There may be a better way to do this.  It's on my list of things to look
> at as soon as I get time.
> 
> Alan N1AL
> 
> On Fri, 2010-11-19 at 06:17 +1000, Gary Gregory wrote:
>> I would like to be able to 'switch' such a feature On/Off without any
>> external 'box'
>> >
>> > I found checking and adjusting the K3 output on the P3 a useful
>> function.
>> > Would it be difficult to make it a front panel function w/o the need to
>> > reach in the back and remove the RS232 cable?
>> >
>> > Howard..K2HK
> 
> 
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