[Elecraft] P3 menu parameters

[Jim Brown]

On 7/3/2014 6:29 PM, Steve wrote:
> Can anyone give me a list of typical menu settings for the P3 (used with a K3).

I'm not sure what you're asking, but here's what I do. I assign two menu 
functions to the soft keys -- the Fixed Track on/ff toggle, and the 
Peak/Average toggle. I use the remaining buttons for the range of span 
settings that I most often use - 2 kHz, 10 kHz, 20 kHz, 50 kHz, 100 kHz, 
and 200 kHz.

I use averaging nearly all the time, with long averaging times. I use a 
scale of 24 dB for day to day operating, 42 dB for contesting, and as 
low as 18 dB for weak signal operation on VHF. I carefully set the base 
of the display so that it's just above the noise level.This makes empty 
space black or near black, so that weak signals are most visible in the 
waterfall.

There are separate averaging settings for the spectrum display and for 
the waterfall. I use the longest settings for all of them.

73, Jim K9YC