[Elecraft] PX3 Possible Bug - Refresh Rate Slow Depending on KX3 Digital Mode Selected

2014-12-31 Thread Brian Waterworth
Received a PX3 for Christmas. Have been very happy with the unit. However, I noticed what appears to be an inconsistency. What I have observed is that at certain spans (e.g., 2, 5, and 10), the PX3 refresh rate appears to slow down depending on the KX3 digital mode selected (e.g., AFSK A, Data

Re: [Elecraft] PX3 Possible Bug - Refresh Rate Slow Depending on KX3 Digital Mode Selected

2014-12-31 Thread Paul Saffren N6HZ
Hi Brian, The slower refresh rate at narrower spans is normal. The reason is that at these narrower spans (below 24 KHz) we effectively down sample the I/Q stream. Down sampling requires the PX3 to acquire many more samples for each screen which directly affects the refresh rate. The