[Elecraft] P3 vs. other panadapter options

[Robert G Strickland]

I use LP-Pan2 with a M-Audio 96k sound card internal to the computer. 
Software is NaP3v4. The screen [for all applications] is a 21" LG. The 
computer is an DIY AMD 2.1Ghz cpu, 2G ram, running Win7-64 [it's pretty 
long in the tooth]. I use a microHam CW keyer interface with its Router 
port-sharing software. Contest logging is N1MM. So...

The choice of LP-Pan is dictated by space requirements; no room for 
another box at the operating position. So, my choice is not based on A-B 
comparisons/performance. Otherwise, all K-line station.

I have never had any problems with the computer supporting LP-Pan and 
its software, N1MM, and browser all at the same time. I can fit all of 
the necessary and desired optional windows for all software on the 
screen during a contest. NaP3 has never given me any trouble albeit it's 
no longer supported by its author. No question that getting LP-Pan setup 
and running is more demanding than the P3 which, so I hear, is pretty 
much a turnkey operation. That said, once online, the LP-Pan setup is 
stable and runs constantly throughout a 48hr contest without a hitch. In 
contests, I run the NaP3 display at around 14"x4" on the LG monitor - 
very pretty and helpful. Some use a dedicated monitor for their 
panadapter; however, I have not found that necessary to provide the info 
that I "need" during a contest. Issues of cost are an individual matter.

How one balances all these parameters is, again, an individual matter. 
Either way ends up with a useful tool. I can't imagine operating without 
a panadapter at this point. So, prepare to get "hooked."

...robert

On 12/24/2015 16:47, Juliean Galak wrote:
> I'm planning on getting a K3s and am wondering about panadapters.  There's obviously the P3, but there are also the computer-based I new like the lp-pan, or using an sdr.  I kind of like having one less box on the desk - there'll be a computer there no matter what.  How's the quality of these solutions compared to the p3?  Especially the integration?
>
> Thanks,
> Juliean
> KD2JPF
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Robert G Strickland, PhD ABPH - KE2WY
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Syracuse, New York, USA