[Elecraft] P3 Goodness and questions

[Gmail - George]

I have 24xx K3. It did need the mod. Actually put in when I had a LP 
pan-adapter before the P3.
The mod is changing one resistor. R8 from 1k to 13k. I used a 1/4 watt only 
because I do not stock 1/8 watt.

On the Elecraft web site K3IOBUFFKT - IF Output Buffer Gain Modification is 
the kit for $5.
https://elecraft.com/pages/k3-enhancements-and-mods-and-tech-alerts

The instructions are 
https://ftp.elecraft.com/K3/Mod%20Notes%20Alerts/IF_Output_Buffer_Gain_Mod_Rev_A.pdf
The mod sheet says all K3 shipped after September 2009 have this mod.

Hopes that helps a bit

73
George Danner




-----Original Message----- 
From: AE4PB at carolinaheli.com
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:00 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] P3 Goodness and questions

I recently obtained a P3 and I'm and exceedingly happy! Now that I own it I
feel bad that I wasted a few years trying other solutions that introduced
noise and undue complexity into my station.

Just a few notes and questions because the manual is helpful but I don't
fully understand what I'm reading yet.



1. When using QSY the P3 unit often slides. How do most of you prevent
the unit from sliding?
2. The signal/noise floor jumps a lot and I'm not sure if that's due to
local interference or something in my setup. Based on reading I likely need
to noise troubleshoot/filter my station. I don't see an AGC setting for the
P3. Any suggestions?
3. What serial number requires the mod? My serial is 3251
4. I need a serial port screw stud - can I buy that from Elecraft when
I purchase a cable + vga card?
5. Is there a quick setup cheat-sheet anyone has for the P3?



Thanks in advance





Jerry Moore

AE4PB



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