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

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

 > On 4/28/2011 1:02 PM, R. Kevin Stover wrote:
 >
 > And you get another pretty good general coverage receiver out of the
 > deal.

The general coverage receiver is only available if you do not feed
SDR-IQ from the K3 IF Out jack and "quality" will be somewhat dependent
on the soundcard used for audio playback

 > The laptop gets you waaaay more processing power and flexibility than
 > the P3 will EVER have and costs half as much.

The only real advantage I find for the computer/SDR-IQ over P3 is in
using SDR-IQ as a second receiver.  However, since I have the KRX3 in
both of my K3s, I vastly prefer the P3 for normal panadapter use.
While it is interesting to use SDR-IQ as a general purpose receiver
(or spectrum analyzer) doing so requires a significant amount of
cable swapping and reconfiguring the software so it doesn't happen
all that often.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 4/28/2011 1:02 PM, R. Kevin Stover wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:55:34 -0400
> "Joe Subich, W4TV"<lists at subich.com>  wrote:
>
>
>> If one wants "screenless" operation, SDR-IQ with its Spectravue
>> software is ideal.  The SDR-IQ is about 4 1/2 x 3 7/8 x 1 1/4",
>> will interface to the K3 IF Out and computer USB.  Using VSPE,
>> LP-Bridge or another virtual port splitter, SpectraVue will
>> operate in either "tracking" or fixed tune mode and can view
>> up to 180 KHz depending on the capability of the computer.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>>      ... Joe, W4TV
>
> And you get another pretty good general coverage receiver out of the
> deal.
>
> With as much "stuff" that people want added to the P3, IMHO trying to
> turn it into a computer replacement, everybody needs to keep in mind
> that no matter what they add to the P3 hardware wise, and yes to drive
> something like a regular outboard monitor they are going to have to add
> hardware, folks would be better off going down to the big box store and
> buying a dedicated laptop for $350.
>
> The laptop gets you waaaay more processing power and flexibility than
> the P3 will EVER have and costs half as much. Yes, you're going to have
> to have an LP-Pan or SDR-IQ but by the time Elecraft gets done adding
> hardware/software to turn the P3 into a quasi-computer you're still
> ahead on performance and price.
>
>