[Elecraft] Will the K2 and KX3 work with the P3?

[Michael Babineau]

Bruce et al : 

Using N4PYs RCP  (or maybe even DDUTIL) it is possible to slave a Flex-1500 off
of a K2, or other radio, to use it as a Pan Adaptor. So for about the price of just a 
Pan Adaptor (P3 or LP-Pan) you can actually get a Pan Adaptor (Flex-1500) that can also 
be used as a transceiver. I guess that it depends on what you are looking for, but if you can live without the 
K2s full break-in on CW, the Flex-1500 just by itself makes a pretty formidable little radio.

The point I was trying to make is that given the base price of the K2, how many people 
are going to want to almost double the price by adding a P3 as Pan-Adaptor? I guess that it depends
on how "tricked-out" your K2 is. If you already have DSP, KPA100 then maybe it makes some sense.
I am not saying it is wrong to do so, it is just that there a lots of other Pan Adaptor options, some lower 
cost and others similar cost but offering more flexibility.  It really comes down to wants, needs and the users budget. 

Personally I looked at this option myself (I love my K2) and decided that the P3 or LP-Pan options
didn't compute "dollar-wise" for me  and if I really wanted SDR, buying a Flex-1500 to go along with my
K2 works out better for me.  (Selling my K2 isn't an option). 

So my comment regarding the original post is, before adding support for the K2/P3 to an existing
control program, the author (Tom VA2FSQ) might want to assess whether this is something that users are 
really going to want to do frequently enough to justify the time and effort for the new software development. 
Given that the WIN4K3 software is targeted specifically at Elecraft products, then maybe the answer
is that the K2/P3 combination should be supported anyway, just for WIN4K3 product completeness. 
It is possible to make a P3 work with a K2. 

Cheers

Michael VE3WMB 

>From: "Bruce Beford" <bruce.beford at myfairpoint.net>
>Date: August 28, 2013 7:50:38 PM EDT
>To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Will the K2 and KX3 work with the P3?


>Yes, but it would -still- be a Flex-1500, not a K2 with panadapter...
>Bruce, N1RX

> To get back to the original question, I am not sure how many people would
> want to add a P3 to a K2 ? For the price of the P3 (or even an LP-Pan) you
> could pick up a new Flex-1500.