[Elecraft] P3 on DXpeditions (was P3 and SSTV)

[Gary Gregory]

Brian,

I will be QRV at Undara Volcano National Park (VKV-01) with a complete
K-Line so will let you know. May 18th-May 24th, 10/15M openings to the US
expected to be good.

You can look here for more info: http://www.qsl.net/vk4fd/activities.htm

73's
Gary

On 26 April 2011 07:54, gary bartlett <garybartlett at accesswave.ca> wrote:

>
>
>        I was all set to take my P3 to CY0 with N0TG and crew because I had
> convinced myself that it would be the perfect tool for pile-up management
> as
> the DX station.  I even went so far as having (very nice) matching K3/P3
> cases made up by Rose.  The P3 case has sufficient remaining room for
> cables, keyers, paddles, spare batteries, small tools, and cans, and is a
> convenient complement to the K3.  Unfortunately the trip fell through
> because of weather and everything below is still theory.
>
>        I figured that I could use the P3 to look around any given band
> before I started creating a pile-up to see how much damage I might be
> doing,
> and once I found the best (i.e., least offensive) portion of the band, I
> was
> going to use the Span adjustment in Tracking Mode to set the upper boundary
> of the pile-up so as to be able to contain the mess without worrying about
> undue growth.
>
>        Then I was going to use the QSY knob regularly to drive the K3, when
> required, to quiet areas of the pile-up and/or also to search through the
> pile-up for my next target after I had finished with the one that was
> already in the queue.  Both were intended to assist in keeping the rate up.
> I was also curious to know if one could become as proficient with the P3
> using the QSY knob in the Tracking Mode as one could by the conventional
> method of tuning around with the K3 and listening only.  One certainly can
> use that technique successfully in S&P contesting and I predict that one
> can
> learn that skill in DXpeditions such that one was not always stuck with a
> single method when running pile-ups.
>
>        As a contribution to the overall operation, I had a multi-band wire
> dedicated to my K3 and I intended for all operators to use that with the P3
> as a decision-making tool when moving around the bands at their stations.
> Maybe catch an odd opening that way at a time when such occasional openings
> were starting to show up in the current cycle.
>
>        Finally, I was guessing that the P3 would be the perfect tool for
> keeping QRM off my transmit frequency since interference would be so
> obvious, and I could then use a little TX frequency agility to dance around
> them.
>
>        This was before the introduction of the P3 Fixed-tune Mode which
> probably would have made things even better again for a P3 nut.
>
>        I heard a DXpedition recently in which it was clear that the
> operator was monitoring his TX QRG in something close to real time, so
> perhaps someone has now already used a P3 on a DXpedition and can report on
> its utility for that purpose.
>
>        73,
>        Gary, VE1RGB
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Brian Alsop
> Sent: April 25, 2011 9:46 AM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 and SSTV
>
> Even more basic, why would a DXpedition want to bring a P3 along?  Extra
> box, weight, cables and no benefit.
>
> 73 de Brian/K3KO
>
>
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