[Elecraft] Help me choose my first HF rig

[Phil Hystad]

I agree with Jim about the P3 being separate.  I have had integrated pan adapters before and I even have one now on my backup rig (IC-7300) and the battle for space is too much I think.  Separate allows the dedication of display space which is nice for a panadapter.

However, a KX2 or KX3 with a modified display option for a panadapter would be nice if it could be done well.  Of course, it would not be color coded like the P3 or PX3 but it would be useful for spotting signals on the band.  My Icom 706 had a kind of very limited scan panadapter and its major failing was the visual display interface was not done well.  My operating style with KX2 is very different than my home station K-Line.

Maybe something on the lines of a signal spotter.  Of course, with my KX2 (and also with my former KX3) I am CW only and this feature would be nice to have.  Yes, the KX3 has the PX3 but carrying along even that extra piece of equipment out into the field for portable ops is not something I would do.  I used just my KX3 (now KX2), LiPO3 battery, and antenna (which could be anything or my Budipole).

73, phil, K7PEH



> On Apr 13, 2017, at 8:23 AM, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
> 
> On Wed,4/12/2017 7:32 PM, Dan Baker wrote:
>> An integrated pan
>> adapter into the face of the radio is much better than an external unit.
>> You see the whole picture at once. An external pan adapter is distracting.
> 
> Different strokes for different folks. I'm quite happy with the P3 amd P3/SVGA. I really like the flexibility of layout on my operating desk that having the P3 in a separate unit that I can set alongside the radio or on top of it. For my desk, it works best sitting on the left side of the top of the K3. The SVGA is above the radio on a special mount that I found online.
> 
> 73, Jim K9YC
> 
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