[Elecraft] P3: How to Get Frequency on top center of P3

[Fred Jensen]

As I said before, you have to have the serial connection between the P3 
and K3 functioning for fixed tune to work.  It has nothing to do with 
the BNC jumper from the 1st IF out.  If that's bad, the P3 screen will 
flat-line.

I have an A-B data switch in my serial cable.  When operating locally, 
the connection is PC --> P3 --> K3, and fixed tune works fine.  When 
operating remote to W7RN, the switch moves the K3 serial port to the 
RemoteRig RRC-1258, and the P3 is removed from the serial path.  It then 
shows "0" at the top center, and +/-10 at the edges [span is set to 20 
KHz], and of course, the cursor does not move when I tune.

The P3 is still on, looking at the 1st IF signal from my local K3 at 8 
MHz, and the K3 receiver, up to the first IF out, is still functioning 
on whatever band/frequency I was last on locally.  I can put the K3 on 
14030, go to the remote and transmit on 14030 and I will see myself from 
W7RN on the P3, and I can see the stronger signals around that 
frequency.  My local antenna is an HOA-compromise, and I don't see 
nearly as many as I can hear on the remote where the coefficient of 
aerial aluminum is very high, however.

I really miss the P3 when operating remote.  A K4 seems to be at the top 
[or perhaps the only thing] on everyone's list.  That may or may not 
exist, now or ever.  If Elecraft is looking for a new project, how about 
an accessory for the host station that will put the P3 and it's controls 
onto a 2-way TCP/IP stream and an accessory for the control station P3 
that will take that stream and pretend it's actually connected to the 
1st IF out in Virginia City Highlands.

Now, before everyone positions the mouse over "Reply to List" to tell me 
that there are products on the market that will stream the P3 video down 
to my PC, save the BW, I already know that.  There are controls on my 
local P3 which also need to work for the P3 to be useful.  And, I'm 
fairly addicted to Elecraft's definition of "system integration."  Come 
up with an "Elecraft-solution" to this and I'll buy S/N 1 for the 
station and myself.

73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 5/23/2018 10:02 AM, Nr4c wrote:
> Check BNC cable.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> ...nr4c. bill
>
>
>> On May 22, 2018, at 5:35 PM, Mark Wheeler <mark3575 at icloud.com> wrote:
>>
>> I am using the P3 with a K3S and cannot figure out how to get the VFO A frequency to appear at the top center of the P3. (My P3 is showing a “0” at the top center.)
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mark Wheeler
>> WU6R
>>