If you are adventurous, you might take the cover off and make sure all screws are tight, particularly those that need to make a good chasis ground connection.
73, John N1JM Bill Clarke wrote > This morning I removed the entire shack from AC and left only the K3/P3 > on battery and the antennas disconnected. No change on the screen. Bunch > of work for nothing and was exactly what I expected. > > Of note: The ghosts vanish when the band is active - covered by the > ambient background noise level. During the day, when the band is "dead," > this is not the case and the spikes can be seen. Remember, I can not > tune to them as they remain in a static location on the scope. Signals > move through them as you tune. > > Having used other forms of band-scopes over the years (including the > great SM-220) that only displayed what was actually RF on a band, I am > convinced this is something internally generated within the P3. If it > was outside of the P3, it would tune (move when the VFO is moved). > Perhaps the P3 is overkill and does, or is capable of, way more than > what a simple band-scope really needs to do. Such is the day and age of > microprocessors - simplicity has been left in the dust of bells and > whistles. > > Rather than continue to worry about this, I am just going to accept it > as an anomaly of the P3. It really has no effect other than appearing as > signals that are not really there. Once you know what they are, you > won't bother trying to tune to them. Does this make it right for the > $$$? No, of course not, but it is the easy way out for an old guy that > only rag chews on 75 and 40. > > Thanks for all the comments, > > Bill W2BLC > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ----- 73, John N1JM K3 #5986 P3 #1752 KPA500 #596 KAT500 #575 KX3 #926 XG3 XG1 -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/P3-spikes-that-never-move-tp7570445p7570495.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
