On 12/4/2011 2:15 PM, Randy Farmer wrote: > When it shows up I can > move it around and make it come and go by putting some pressure on the > top of the enclosure and flexing it a bit.
I'm pretty sure we're talking about two different things. The sort of broadband "hump" [maybe 6-10 KHz wide] I see moves all by itself, usually from high to low frequency, and at a very stable, constant rate. It just makes a pass through the screen, and I've never seen it with no antenna. If I'm in a contest and thus on the air fairly steadily, I might see it about once every 90 minutes on average. The PP at Beale AFB is a phased-array radar and looks all over the place in milliseconds. It's not far above sea level, we're at 1,800 feet, and I hear it on 70 cm every now and then. I don't think that's the source of the above, however. As I mentioned, my P3 is somewhat "case-sensitive." Getting good contact at all the screws, and tight screws, seems to be important. The paint masking on mine looked really good, so I skipped the "sand off the paint mask points" instruction. In my defense, it seemed like a good idea at the time. I do wish there was a grounding screw on the back of the P3 that I could bond to my single-point safety ground. Other than that, it is working super and has added several new ones to my DXCC total. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2012 Cal QSO Party 6-7 Oct 2012 - www.cqp.org ______________________________________________________________ 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
