P3 SN 67 arrived earlier today and went together in only a couple of hours with the usual "Swiss watch" Elecraft mechanical precision and excellent instructions.
Longest single step was doing the K3 firmware upgrade to support the P3. All worked well right away and I checked out most all of the functions. Here are some very preliminary impressions: WOW - great bright high resolution display with excellent usage of color. Lots of flexibility built in and quite easy to assign the 8 PF buttons to the functions of your choice. Amplitude calibration seems to be right on. Very readable display. Will be even better when external monitor capability becomes available. No opportunity to check it out in a CW contest yet. But definitely a fun and useful addition for HF, SW and MW DXing. The feature I would most like to see that doesn't exist in this level of P3 firmware is the ability to fix the frequency range rather than have it centered on the K3's tuned frequency. For example, if you are working near the lower edge of the CW band, half of the display horizontal space is "wasted" outside the band. It is possible to redefine the center frequency, but this then changes when you tune the K3. This capability was a P3 design goal, so I would expect to see it in a future firmware upgrade. My overall impression is quite positive. The P3, in its present configuration, is well worth the $$. With the expected future hardware and firmware enhancements, it should be a "must have" for the serious DXer or contester. 73 Craig AC0DS ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
