[Elecraft] P3 firmware 0.36 experiences?

[Bob Cunnings]

I'm using 0.36, and like you have no need to use the function key
implementation of QSY tap/hold. However, I do run LP-Pan/PowerSDR
concurrently with the P3 at times and the 0.36 serial port changes
have eliminated some problems I was experiencing in that case. But
beyond that, nothing else noticed or enjoyed.

Here's another un-original idea: how about static band edge markers on
the P3? These would be vertical red lines on the spectrum display to
demarcate the ham bands. I like having these in the PowerSDR display
when hopping around the band, to have a rough idea of my position
relative to the bottom of the CW band. Sure, there is a numerical
readout of cursor position, but panadaptor tuning is supposed to be an
unabashedly visual experience, right? At present I use the VFO B
marker for this purpose, parking it at the lower band edge. This is
particularly useful when CENTER has been held and I'm surveying the
band by changing the center frequency using the QSY knob.

Bob NW8L

On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 7:44 AM, Craig D. Smith <craig at powersmith.net> wrote:
> I'm considering installing the 0.36 P3 firmware, but am not in the habit of
> using beta versions of the K3 firmware, which is required for total support
> of 0.36.  I do not use HRD or have any other known response/latency issues.
> Also no immediate plans to use the function key implementation of QSY
> tap/hold.  Release notes indicate that these are the main improvements in
> 0.36.
> My question for folks who have tried it is:  Are there any other benefits of
> 0.36 that I would notice or enjoy?
> Thanks and 73    Craig   AC0DS
>