[Elecraft] P3 Goodness and questions

[David Box]

Jerry

For #1 there are a couple of things a) in menu set one of the function 
buttons to "knob tap" and "knob hold" the select knob takes more 
pressure so using one of the function buttons is much less force. b) I 
have my K3s and P3 mounted to a single board, I put the bails down and 
then built a couple of simple clamps to clamp the bails to the board, 
makes the K3s/P3 combo a single unit not only keeps the P3 fixed but 
also simplifies cabling so they act as one unit when needing to move 
around. Kinda like having a large K4 :)

#2 go into the menu and turn the Noise Blanker on "NB En", you may have 
to experiment with the NB Level (I set mine on 5) depending on your own 
conditions.

de Dave K5MWR

On 2/20/2020 09:00, AE4PB at carolinaheli.com wrote:
> 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.
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> 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?
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> Thanks in advance
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> Jerry Moore
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> AE4PB
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