I used the P3/K3 combo to keep an eye on the activity on the bands 1.3 thro 10GHz during the European tropo microwave contest last weekend. It was useful, however I had to disable the direct frequency readout on these bands as the P3 "tune and click" knob could not cope with bands above 144MHz. Reported to Wayne Dave G4FRE > Message: 25 > Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 02:29:18 -0700 > From: Eric <[email protected]> > Subject: [Elecraft] P3 for EME > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I finally got to try my P3/K3/XV-144 out in the EME "contest" this past > weekend. To my amazement, I could > actually see the WSJT tones off the moon for the stronger stations. Most of > the time I couldn't, of course, but the P3 was very useful for spotting QRM > and birdies when hunting around for a clear QRG. > > If I were able to play with the contrast of the waterfall, along with REF LVL > settings, the P3 might be even better for weak signal work. > > I took a couple of screen captures, but I have no website to host them. > > 73 > > Eric WD6DBM > > K3, XV144, P3, XV432, K2, K1, KX1, mini modules, etc. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected]
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