[Elecraft] Soliticing Comments on the P3

[Jim Sheldon]

Lee, come down to Park City and operate with me in a contest or chasing DX.  I would NOT be without the P3 as I can find the weak signals in amongst the big gun contesters that I swear are running over the legal limit.  With the K3's selectivity, I can even work someone with an S3 signal within a half KHz of K0PY when he's calling CQ and running the Alpha 9500 full bore.  (He only lives a couple blocks from me).  The P3 enables me to see that weak signal.  Also, when a DX station is working split, I can see where the pileup is without having to hunt for it.  It's pretty easy to find the last station the DX worked, put the VFO B cursor right on that frequency and unless propagation is really bad, it normally never takes more than a couple calls to bag 'em.

The P3 is one of those items that you can do without unless you've ever used one.  After that the priorities change drastically.

Jim - W0EB

>
> I am very interested in the P3 to add to my K3.  But, I give pause
> as to the
> usefulness of this device.  Although the cool factor is high...I
> wonder if it
> worth the dollars.  Of course in ham radio...dollars are not rare,
> never come
> into consideration, and they grow on trees.
>
> Please, send your comments off list as I am trying to justify my
> desire to have
> one balanced with a logical spend thrift attitude.  Sometimes, I
> think to much!
>
> Operating is Contests (all modes) and DXing (all modes)
>
> Really, comments would be appreciated.
>
> Lee - K0WA
>
>
> In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply.
> If you don't
> have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it.  If you
> can't find any
> Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense.
> Is Common
> Sense divine?
>
> Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing revealed truth
> in my mind.
> -  John W. (Kansas)
>
> Never interfere with anything that isn't bothering you.
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