Hi, I have been using LP-PAN for a couple of years. In spite of not owning a P3 I think I know enough about its capabilities to comment about the comparison. The P3 definitely has better sensitivity. LP-PAN is currently quite poor in that respect, but Larry is working (feverishly I hope) to bring out a preamp kit that should match the the P3 in sensitivity. P3 also has in edge in very small spans. I don't see this as very important since for in-band analysis I can get superior results by running a spectrum analysis program on the K3 line output. Lastly of course the P3 does not need a PC and PowerSDR software. The latest version of PowerSDR is much improved and installation instructions are also better. I don't even think about operating on the bands without a PC these days. I need it for logging, for cluster spots and yes, for LP-PAN. If I operate outside of my shack, like in the back yard on nice summer days or from Grandma's farm, I lug a laptop. I am not knocking the P3, but I don't feel a big urge to switch. Some people have both and that may make sense, too.
AB2TC - Knut Don Wilhelm-4 wrote: > > Bill, > > I cannot say anything about the comparison of weak signals on the > waterfall between the two, > but one great advantage of the P3 is the ability to adjust the span - > you can go from observing a 200 kHz chunk of the band (-100 kHz to +100 > kHz) to a width that will allow you to examine a single signal in detail. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > <snip> > -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/LP-Pan-versus-P3-Panadapters-tp5528469p5530007.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ 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
