[Elecraft] P3 or Sub Rx?

[Vic Rosenthal]

If you are dealing with JA pileups, you only need a P3 because only the station that has been called by the DX will answer.
With EU pileups you will also need a subrx because everyone will be calling all the time.
USA pileups are in between.

Vic 4X6GP/K2VCO 

> On Aug 23, 2015, at 1:43 PM, Mike K2MK <k2mk at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi Jerry,
> 
> There's 
> A. casual DXing
> B. contesting
> C. casual split pile-up chasing
> D. die-hard split pile-up chasing
> 
> For A you don't need either
> For B you should consider the P3
> For C you should consider the Sub RX
> For D you should order both immediately
> 
> If you get the P3 you will use it every time you turn on your radio. In
> fact, you will feel naked without it. If you get the Sub RX you will have it
> turned off most of the time.
> 
> 73,
> Mike K2MK
> 
> 
> ae4pb wrote
>> Just wondering what DXers who have the K3/K3s think. My main mode will be
>> CW
>> with my objective being DX primarily. With this in mind it's been
>> suggested
>> that the P3 would be more useful than the SubReceiver. I'm starting to
>> rethink that and just wondering which is the most useful for DX? I won't
>> be
>> getting the SVGA adapter unless I get it pre-owned and need it.
>> 
>> Thanks in advance.. just getting close.. 13 days and a wakeup :)
>> 
>> Jerry Moore
>> AE4PB, K3S SN # TBA
>