[Elecraft] P3 Noise signature

[Jim Miller]

Thanks all!

jim ab3cv


On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 6:13 PM, Alan Bloom <n1al at sonic.net> wrote:

> If you go into the "Xcvr Sel" menu and select the last item on the list,
> "0 Hz" then the display will indicate the correct RF frequency at the IF
> input connector.  You can tune around by pressing the CENTER key.  (Do this
> with the K3 not connected to the P3 RS-232 port.)
>
> As Eric mentioned, the P3's IF input has no over-voltage protection, which
> is not a problem when it is connected to the K3 IF OUT, but if you plan to
> connect an antenna directly to the P3 you need to protect it from static
> discharge.  A pair of back-to-back switching diodes in parallel with the IF
> IN connector works fine.
>
> Alan N1AL
>
>
>
> On 5/1/2013 1:30 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
>
>> Jim,
>>
>> The P3 does only receive 200 kHz around the selected IF frequency.
>>
>> The P3 is not dedicated to the K3, so it can cover a wide range of IF
>> frequencies.  That means it is "tunable" (via the menu) from 455 kHz to
>> 21.7 MHz.  One way to do it is set the XCVR SEL menu to "User" and then
>> set the frequency of interest using the XCVR DEF menu.  If you only need
>> to cover a portion of the spectrum that is the IF programmed for one of
>> the transceivers listed in XCVR SEL, you do not have to mess with the
>> XCVR DEF menu.
>>
>> 73,
>> Don W3FPR
>>
>> On 5/1/2013 3:10 PM, Jim Miller wrote:
>>
>>> I think I missed something. I thought the P3 is IF only  How does it
>>> receive more than 200Khz around it's passband?
>>>
>>>
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