Hi all, Just like to say a big thank you to all who replied to my question, it looks like the software option is the way to go for now I will look around for something that will run on my Mac, I think that I should be able to use DSPradio by DL2SDR and put the P3 on the wish list for now along with the K3.
Regards Graham G7NEH On 27 Nov 2013, at 19:48, Barry LaZar <[email protected]> wrote: > Graham, > I don't know if the P3 can be interfaced easily with the KX3, but what I > have been telling folk who want a good spectrum display for their KX3 is to > use NaP3 and a good quality sound card. > > Elecraft was really smart by making the I & Q data available directly on > the side of the radio. What that means is that all you need to do is run > these two channels into the input of your sound card and run the software. > You will now have a fully integrated display with your KX3 at a very > reasonable cost. > > One of the reasons I bought the KX3 was my inference that I could do this. > and, I was correct. NaP3 is a subset of the Flexradio PowerSDR software and > is quite good. This allows you to use either the radioss audio or sound > card's audio using the capabilities of the software. Which is best? Both. > There are some advantages to each and I love them equally. My new sound card > was $150 from Sweatwater delivered. I have an EMU by Creative labs, but that > is a little temperamental on my Win7 64 system, but it was only $100. > > You can make a P3 function with a KX3, I assume. But it is going to > require some engineering and surgery. I think I would go with the simplest > first as a trial. You might just want to stay with that configuration. Right > now, there are at least 5 of us using the easy way and all seem happy. > > 73, > Barry > K3NDM > > On 11/27/2013 9:06 AM, Stephen Prior wrote: >> Graham, >> >> Elecraft did write, in an email a year or so back, that they might be >> producing an adaptor which would allow the KX3 to work with the P3. >> Whether it is still on the cards I don't know. >> >> 73 Stephen G4SJP >> >> >> >> On 27 November 2013 13:53, Graham Pemberton G7NEH < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I am just waiting for my KX3 kit to be delivered and was looking at the P3 >>> Panadapter for a future purchase, how well does the P3 integrate with the >>> KX3 ? >>> >>> My apologies if this has been asked before. >>> >>> Regards >>> Graham G7NEH >>> Cheshire UK >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
