[Elecraft] *NEW* P3 Transmit Monitor Feature and use of W2 sensor

[Phil Hystad]

Alan,

Thanks for the confirmation.  I may consider buying the new sensor but as of right now, my W2 is not
being used.  After I purchased the LP-100A, I put the W2 and its sensor in my Elecraft drawer out in the
garage.  I doubt I would ever sell the W2 as the derived money would not be worth the effort of selling it.

73, phil, K7PEH


> On May 14, 2015, at 9:58 AM, Alan <n1al at sonic.net> wrote:
> 
> An older W2 wattmeter sensor works unmodified with the P3 sensor option, except that you don't get full bandwidth on the modulation envelope display.  It would be fairly easy to modify an older sensor if you are comfortable working with surface-count components.  It is just a matter of replacing several capacitors.
> 
> On the other hand, I expect that most people will just buy a new sensor.  After all, you still need one for your W2.  Even if you sell the W2, the new buyer will need a sensor for it.
> 
> Alan N1AL
> 
> 
> On 05/14/2015 08:39 AM, Phil Hystad wrote:
>> I just read the FAQ describing the new P3 Transmit monitor feature and from what I read I see NOTHING about being able to use my existing W2 monitoring sensor with the new P3 transmit monitor feature.  It seemed like such a logical reuse of existing equipment.  It may be too early, but I didn’t find any way to order just the new P3 adapter board by itself.
>> 
>> I would hope that the adapter board, the cable, and the sensor are all individually priced with the existing W2 sensors being reusable.
>> 
>> Did I overlook something or assume too much?
>> 
>> 73, phil, K7PEH
>> 
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