[Elecraft] Interesting P3 Anomaly

Fred Jensen k6dgw at foothill.net
Sun Mar 15 17:31:47 EDT 2020


Mine seems to see a little "bleed through" when I'm transmitting.  That 
might be what you see?  Mine is weak from a K3, I don't have the TX Mon 
option?

73,
Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 3/15/2020 2:20 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:
> While working 6M this afternoon, I used my P3 Utility to capture the 
> stations signal that I was working.  While the capture was taking 
> place, about 3/4 through the capture screen, of course the P3 display 
> had frozen as normal during this time.   The station turned it to me, 
> I pressed the TX switch and started talking.  As soon as the P3 
> capture completed, and I while was talking, I noticed an active 
> waveform on my P3.  After some further tests, I realized this is my 
> transmitted waveform being displayed on the P3.  {How do you like them 
> apples?}
>
> Normally one does not see their signal on their P3.  But in this case, 
> as the P3 Utility completed the capture and reverted the P3 to normal 
> operation, it was then capturing my transmitted signal from the IF stage.
>
> Maybe I've missed this feature in the past.  Has anyone else come 
> across the phenomenon?   Certainly a nice feature to have as it does 
> capture the IF signal.  Changing power levels makes no difference.
>
> And NO , I don't have the TX monitor option.
>
> 73
>
> Bob, K4TAX



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