Actually the big advantage is the combined panadapter and second receiver that the LP-PAN/NaP3 combination gives. It can be challenging getting the full 2nd receiver capability working, but once you do it offers many of the capabilities (e.g., listening to VFO A and B simultaneously) that would require both the P3 and the K3 second receiver.
Also, the LP-PAN/NaP3 combination is MUCH less expensive than buying the P3/KRX3 combination -- $200 to $300 for the LP-PAN/NaP3 including a quality sound card vs at least $1300 for the P3/KRX3 combo. Steve N9SZ >Juliean, IMHO the quality is comparable between P3/SVGA and LP-PAN/NaP3. >Here's an image from an LP-PAN/NaP3 panadapter that I used a while back on >an Orion: >http://www.tentecwiki.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?cache=&media=orionpan3.jpg > >The big issue is whether you want to deal with the computer interface side >of LP-PAN/NaP3 and the necessary port-sharing if you also want to use a >CAT-connected logging program. You'll also need to get all the settings >right in NaP3 for the panadapter calibration to be accurate in all modes. > >The big advantage of NaP3 over other LP-PAN software options is the >integral telnet connection that will paint a bandmap superimposed on the >spectral display. > >73, Barry N1EU ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
