[Elecraft] P3 - is it stable?

[Jim Brown]

On 7/29/2012 11:26 AM, Bill wrote:
> Having watched the many posts regarding the P3, I have to ask: Is the P3
> a stable device with well defined software?

Absolutely, and it has been so for more than a year.  Anyone who has 
owned any DSP-based Elecraft product knows that the products are stable 
when shipped, but often with some announced features and functions not 
yet implemented.  Over time, those features and functions are added, and 
tested with a selected Beta-test group before release as "official" 
firmware.  Occasionally users of "official" firmware will find a minor 
glitch that Beta testers have missed, and these are almost always 
quickly fixed.

The only things that are generally NOT fixed on early production 
products are manufacturing or design issues.  These issues are generally 
fixed by hardware mods that we must buy.  They are, in general, few and 
far between.  The P3 has been in production for several years, and is a 
quite mature product.  The issues currently being discussed are with 
BETA firmware for the P3 SVGA board that adds the capability to transmit 
and receive PSK31 with a USB keyboard plugged into the SVA module.

73, Jim K9YC