[Elecraft] couple of questions on P3 FOLLOW UP

[Phil Wheeler]

Count me as another fan of fixed mode. Now if my 
PX3 can do it eventually, I'll be a happier camper 
:-)

73, Phil W7OX

On 1/23/15 2:45 PM, Phil Anderson wrote:
> Thanks Mike, Alan, Fred, Gary, etal. What a 
> great group!
>
> At Mike's suggestion, I went back and set P3 in 
> FIXED MODE and the "noise" when dialing VFO-A 
> went away! Yeah!
>
> And Fred, you said, "In tracking mode, my 
> display 'jumps'...wouldn't call is 'noise on the 
> trace.' "
> Fred, I have to agree with you. The band of 
> noise as I called it when in FIXED MODE is 
> small, and I don't notice it; what I am seeing 
> in TRACKING MODE is a similar pattern like that 
> in fixed mode but it does 'jumps' and is 
> enlarged some - so it is not really noise. It is 
> a bit annoying but I can live with it. I think 
> I'm partial now to the fixed mode anyway, more 
> natural as some of you have said.
>
> I tried several other cables I had as one of you 
> suggested, no difference, so cable ok. I also 
> tried SP2 instead of SP1 as Gary (Elecraft) 
> suggested. Didn't see any change there.
>
> I think I'm good to go on this one. Thanks again 
> guys,
>
> Phil, W0XI, Lawrence, KS