[Elecraft] P3 Basics

[Fred Jensen]

On 3/20/2012 5:39 AM, Pete Meier wrote:
> Ok folks,
>
> I'll try this question again. On the P3 display there is a purple
> line that move out or in when you set the SPAN width. This is NOT the
> VFO A or B marker! I would like to understand what it signifies and
> if there is any control over it's position other than the SPAN
> setting and why. I find on some bands it up the scale, like on 20
> meters CW, with Span set at 40 it's way up at 14.186.00 when I am at
> 14.010.00 But when I switch to 30 meters CW Span at 40 also its at
> 10.115.45 while on 40M CW at 40 Span it's at 7.008.00 So it confounds
> me what it signifies as it varies so much between bands at the same
> settings.

Hmmm ... my wife tells me the Marker B line is purple, is that what 
you're seeing?  Marker A is green, they both look the same to me.  When 
they're turned on, they are each always set to some specific frequency 
[you change it with the knob], so they will move as you change the SPAN 
and CENTER frequencies.  The MKR switch toggles them on and off [Tap and 
Hold].

73,

Fred K6DGW
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