[Elecraft] P3 vs. other panadapter options

[zabarnick .]

Actually the big advantage is the combined panadapter and second receiver
that the LP-PAN/NaP3 combination gives.
It can be challenging getting the full 2nd receiver capability working, but
once you do it offers many of the capabilities
(e.g., listening to VFO A and B simultaneously) that would require both the
P3 and the K3 second receiver.

Also, the LP-PAN/NaP3 combination is MUCH less expensive than buying the
P3/KRX3 combination -- $200 to $300 for
the LP-PAN/NaP3 including a quality sound card vs at least $1300 for the
P3/KRX3 combo.

Steve N9SZ

>Juliean, IMHO the quality is comparable between P3/SVGA and LP-PAN/NaP3.
>Here's an image from an LP-PAN/NaP3 panadapter that I used a while back on
>an Orion:
>http://www.tentecwiki.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?cache=&media=orionpan3.jpg
>
>The big issue is whether you want to deal with the computer interface side
>of LP-PAN/NaP3 and the necessary port-sharing if you also want to use a
>CAT-connected logging program.  You'll also need to get all the settings
>right in NaP3 for the panadapter calibration to be accurate in all modes.
>
>The big advantage of NaP3 over other LP-PAN software options is the
>integral telnet connection that will paint a bandmap superimposed on the
>spectral display.
>
>73, Barry N1EU