Congratulations on your K2 Don, I've had #4398 for many years and it is
a fun radio to operate, and will hold it's own with the "big guns" out
there. Don, W3FPR, is your go-to guy for all things K2.
The P3 is basically a tuneable receiver from just below the AM broadcast
band to somewhere around 20 MHz. It will "work" with the K2 but you
have to bring out the IF signal. I put "work" in quotes because the P3
will integrate with a K3 to give several modes of operation. One very
popular one is "Fixed Tune" where the edges of the display remain fixed
and tuning the K3 moves a cursor.
With the K2, the only mode available is "Tracking Mode" where the center
of the screen is always where you are receiving, and as you tune, the
signals on the band all move.
As far as general P3 usefulness, for me it is huge. It's all I look at
when I operate. I operate W7RN remotely on occasion, I really miss the
P3, and I hope Elecraft is working on a remote capability for it.
73,
Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County
On 9/18/2018 9:53 AM, Don Schroder wrote:
Morning!
I have a kit K2 s/n 7818 that is about 2/3rds complete. I’m a newbie and this is my
first radio. I’ve been looking at additions for my non-existent ham shack and am
curious about the Elecraft P3. Looking at the advertising, I see it is for the K3
& K3s, and other radios.
Hence, my question. How many of you consider the P3 to be a must have, and can
it be used with a K2 transceiver? As a side note, what other optional equipment
to the K2 would you consider necessary?
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