[Elecraft] [P3] P3 and K144XV

Tom Azlin N4ZPT tom at n4zpt.org
Sat Aug 6 14:31:22 EDT 2011


thanks Stan,

I tried that but will go back and try it again. Was planning to hook a 
spectrum analyzer to the IF out to see what the actual output level is 
when I switch to 2m.

73, tom n4zpt

On 8/6/2011 11:13 AM, Stan Gibbs wrote:
> Tom,
>
> Sounds like your "Ref Lvl" is set too high.  The color of the waterfall
> reflects the vertical position of the trace in the frequency display.  If
> you reduce the reference level, the frequency display will return to a
> viewable position, and the orange waterfall will revert to blue.
>
> The reference level is per-band so you have to adjust it for each band you
> operate on.  For my 2m setup the ref level is set at -145 dBm, which allows
> me to see the frequency trace when the pre-amp is on or off.
>
>
>
> -----
> 73, Stan - KR7C



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