Hi Jim, You'll be buried by responses to your question, but let me say that I am as old-school cw-centric as they come. I contest unassisted, and I used to question the value of the visual aspect of panadapters too. Until I got a P3. I can't operate without it! On s&p, it helps to separate the weaker sigs from the loud cq machines - that you've already worked - and to recognize that there is a guy that just quit transmitting on a freq, so you wait a few seconds for him to reappear to see if it's a needed one.
When I got a second K3, I HAD to have a second P3. Yeah, it's still fishing, but the barrel is big and deep, and sometimes you need a fish-finder. 73, geo - n4ua On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 1:08 PM, Jim Lowman <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm basically a S&P operator, especially in contests. I've found that > calling CQ is something of a waste of valuable time. > > When I see options like the Panadapter, or bandscopes from other > manufacturers, I get the metaphor of fishing in a stocked pond. > > So, for those of you who have this option, could you describe how it has > assisted you? > In another message, someone mentioned that weak stations outside of the > passband could be missed, which is a good point. > > BTW, I'm not opposed to giving the good folks at Elecraft more of my $$$ > if this is a good idea. > > Thanks in advance and 73 de Jim - AD6CW > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
