[Elecraft] (no subject) [FLDIGI vs P3]

[Bob Novas]

Dick - The P3 and Fldigi are really looking at very different signals and have very different uses although there is some overlap, and that's what maybe gets confusing. The P3 is a "fish finder" for a big hunk of a band - the P3 looks at the K3's IF and can represent as much as 200kHz of it (but, it can also represent a small portion of it, which is where it starts looking like fldigi).  Nevertheless, the P3 allows you to do things you cannot do with fldigi. You can use the P3 to tune the radio to an SSB signal visually - and by that I mean not only can you see the signal, but also you can set the radio's receive frequency to be appropriate to receive the signal without spinning the dial.  You can also use the P3 to look at a small span, and to decode RTTY -this is where it is like fldigi.  But, in my opinion, fldigi is a lot better at doing this than the P3, and on the other hand, fldigi cannot do what the P3 can with respect to tuning or visualizing band conditions.  Bob  W3DK

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
> Richard W Hemingway
> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2016 12:29 PM
> To: Elecraft Reflector
> Subject: [Elecraft] (no subject)
> 
> Hi,I am  rather new to this forum.  I have recently bought a K3S and am thinking
> of buying both the P3 and the P3VGA.  Presently, I am using Fldigi on my
> computer and mostly  operatewith PSK and sometimes some CW. If I buy these
> am I being redundant or does it make sense to buy them?  I am hoping that
> some of the members of this forum are using Fldigi and P3, and can answer the
> query. Thanks, Dick, N5XRD
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