Bill, If you DON'T need the point and click feature (and many others) of the P3 and simply want to see band activity on the band you're on, I've had great luck with the NooElec SDR "dongle" and Nooelec 125MHz Upconverter using SDR# software being fed by your K3's IF OUTPUT. I'm able to put a small SDR# window just below each of my N1MM entry windows so I can see band activity on both SO2R rigs. You can set the bandwidth to anything you want but I find +/- 40 KHZ of my operating frequency to be good for me. A downside is that it takes 10 seconds to adjust the screen each time you turn on your computer but with a total investment of about $70 per rig, I'm happy to setup the screen before a contest and live with the limitations. If you run assisted or MM, you can just use the bandmap up/down features of your contest software to move around the band and don't need that feature of the P3. I don't have a P3 but I think that is a feature. ;-) Good luck with your decision. Bob K5WA > I sent this message this before the Dayton Hamfest and with all the traffic > on the New KX2 and the KPod I didn't receive but two replies, so I'm going > to try again to see if I can't determine the best path forward. > > > > I'm leaning away from the P3 and more towards a SDR or LP Pan approach. > > > > Thanks for your ideas and help > > > > 73 Bill W4RM ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected]
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