As I said before, you have to have the serial connection between the P3
and K3 functioning for fixed tune to work. It has nothing to do with
the BNC jumper from the 1st IF out. If that's bad, the P3 screen will
flat-line.
I have an A-B data switch in my serial cable. When operating locally,
the connection is PC --> P3 --> K3, and fixed tune works fine. When
operating remote to W7RN, the switch moves the K3 serial port to the
RemoteRig RRC-1258, and the P3 is removed from the serial path. It then
shows "0" at the top center, and +/-10 at the edges [span is set to 20
KHz], and of course, the cursor does not move when I tune.
The P3 is still on, looking at the 1st IF signal from my local K3 at 8
MHz, and the K3 receiver, up to the first IF out, is still functioning
on whatever band/frequency I was last on locally. I can put the K3 on
14030, go to the remote and transmit on 14030 and I will see myself from
W7RN on the P3, and I can see the stronger signals around that
frequency. My local antenna is an HOA-compromise, and I don't see
nearly as many as I can hear on the remote where the coefficient of
aerial aluminum is very high, however.
I really miss the P3 when operating remote. A K4 seems to be at the top
[or perhaps the only thing] on everyone's list. That may or may not
exist, now or ever. If Elecraft is looking for a new project, how about
an accessory for the host station that will put the P3 and it's controls
onto a 2-way TCP/IP stream and an accessory for the control station P3
that will take that stream and pretend it's actually connected to the
1st IF out in Virginia City Highlands.
Now, before everyone positions the mouse over "Reply to List" to tell me
that there are products on the market that will stream the P3 video down
to my PC, save the BW, I already know that. There are controls on my
local P3 which also need to work for the P3 to be useful. And, I'm
fairly addicted to Elecraft's definition of "system integration." Come
up with an "Elecraft-solution" to this and I'll buy S/N 1 for the
station and myself.
73,
Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County
On 5/23/2018 10:02 AM, Nr4c wrote:
Check BNC cable.
Sent from my iPhone
...nr4c. bill
On May 22, 2018, at 5:35 PM, Mark Wheeler <[email protected]> wrote:
I am using the P3 with a K3S and cannot figure out how to get the VFO A
frequency to appear at the top center of the P3. (My P3 is showing a “0” at the
top center.)
Thanks,
Mark Wheeler
WU6R
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