[Elecraft] using P3 and Skimmer

[David Gilbert]

Hi, Doug.

It cannot be done without the addition of some other SDR hardware, such 
as an LP-Pan or SDR-IQ or Softrock.

I publicly, privately, and unsuccessfully lobbied for well over six 
months prior to the introduction of the P3 for Elecraft to include 
buffered I/Q outputs in it so that it could be used with third party SDR 
software like CW Skimmer.  The fact that it doesn't is why I don't own 
one and instead bought an LP-Pan.  There are so many interesting things 
that can be accomplished with SDR applications that I don't want to be 
without that capability, and in my opinion buying two sets of hardware 
to do essentially the same thing is an unnecessary redundancy.

The upcoming KX3 will have buffered I/Q outputs, though, so clearly it 
could have been accomplished without undue cost adders.  In my opinion, 
it would have made far more sense to include it in the P3.

73,
Dave   AB7E




On 8/28/2011 2:51 PM, DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL wrote:
> I have noted on the P3 panadapter page from Elecraft, that one of the
> "features" or uses is cited as
>
> http://www.elecraft.com/P3/p3.htm  (bullet #11)
> Buffered IF output to drive other equipment (CW Skimmer etc.)
>
> Can anyone describe for me just how this is specifically accomplished for
> use with Skimmer?  I don't see any references to "how to hook it up with
> Skimmer" anywhere in the P3 user's manual, while I see a lot of
> documentation for "how to" with LP-Pan.
>
> Thanks,
> de Doug KR2Q
>
> K3 SN: 295, 822