[Elecraft] K3+P3+MFJ-1026 = 3 black boxes = 1 happy camper

[Craig D. Smith]

Thanks, Ken, for an interesting application of the P3. Congratulations on
the new lower noise environment - a VERY good thing!

I also just today used the P3 for an antenna analysis application and saved
lots of time.  Just put up a Clifton Labs active whip as a second RX
antenna, and was installing feedline common mode chokes on it.  With the P3
it was VERY fast and easy to see the effects of choke placement and
grounding schemes over large segments of several bands.  The K3 S meter has
nowhere near enough resolution for this.  Normally I would have used the
voltage measurement capability built into the K3.  As you know, it is quite
accurate, but requires lots of button pushing and even then only measures at
one frequency - net result is a very time-consuming measurement task.  The
P3 was way slick for this.  I then used the P3 to compare the whip vs. my
K9AY RX antenna.  Again, the P3 was drastically superior.  I could see at a
glance the relative background noise levels, signal sensitivity and S/N
ratio.   Sure glad I got the P3!

73   Craig  AC0DS