[Elecraft] P3 TX Mon Usefulness?

[Doug Turnbull]

Phil,
    I do not yet have the TX monitor but in time will.    Whatever the
usefulness and it seems Lyle has answered this question, it is a feature
which many users clamored for.   Elecraft has provided an answer to many
users' desires.

    No need to purchase a W2 wattmeter now.   Smile and enjoy; life is good.

             73 Doug EI2CN

-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Phil
Hystad
Sent: 12 August 2015 16:39
To: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: [Elecraft] P3 TX Mon Usefulness?

Now that I have the P3 TX Monitor I am wondering if this is anything more
than a mere light-show for entertainment.  I am mostly CW and I find that
the actual TX display of the CW to be a bit silly looking and contrived.  In
fact, it looks like something fake to me and I say that not as a criticism
so much as a curiosity in wondering what the display actually shows.  

I have adjusted some of the TX Mon parameters to adjust the "size" of the
envelop display but I still am not sure I understand exactly what I am
seeing and if this has value other than ham radio eye candy.  Maybe I need a
chapter added to  the P3 writeup by Fred Cady (KE7X) describing the meaning
and analysis of wave shapes.

I actually like the power (peak power indicator) and SWR display but not
sure I would get rid of my LP-100A as a result.

No, I am not regretting the purchase, just wondering about the value of the
display.  From my very few experiments with SSB and the TX mon, I see a more
interesting display but certainly I can't easily tell if what I see tells me
anything useful to know or useful in analyzing signals from the K3.  Now, if
I could hook up the P3 TX Monitor feature to my Eico 720 CW transmitter and
see the wave shape of CW signals I might discover the major chirps that my
720 produces - But, a K3, it is near perfection in CW shaping (or, at least
to me it is).

Just a few observations and curiosity questions from a philistine among
experts.

73, phil, K7PEH

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