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Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County
On 2/20/2020 7:00 AM, [email protected] wrote:
I recently obtained a P3 and I'm and exceedingly happy! Now that I own it I
feel bad that I wasted a few years trying other solutions that introduced
noise and undue complexity into my station.
Just a few notes and questions because the manual is helpful but I don't
fully understand what I'm reading yet.
1. When using QSY the P3 unit often slides. How do most of you prevent
the unit from sliding?
**Double-sided sticky tape on the rubber feet
2. The signal/noise floor jumps a lot and I'm not sure if that's due to
local interference or something in my setup. Based on reading I likely need
to noise troubleshoot/filter my station. I don't see an AGC setting for the
P3. Any suggestions?
**The baseline will move around due to changing ambient noise levels. I
run the averaging at max for the spectrum display which makes the
signals stand out better and reduces the "jumpiness", averaging on
waterfall is at minimum
3. What serial number requires the mod? My serial is 3251
**Don't know. I've had mine for 7 or so years and never put any mods in.
4. I need a serial port screw stud - can I buy that from Elecraft when
I purchase a cable + vga card?
**Maybe, but I'd think they'd not stock parts of parts. You can just
buy a connector and take the stud off.
5. Is there a quick setup cheat-sheet anyone has for the P3?
**FN1: Span 4; FN2: Span 50; FN3: Span 200; FN4: Peak
**FN5: Span 20; FN6: Span 100; FN7: Span 25; FN8: Freeze
**Spectrum avg: Max
**Waterfall avg: Min
**Waterfall disp: Monochrome
**Display: Fixed Tune
**I use the monochrome waterfall primarily because I have no color
vision, however guest ops have noted that you can see weaker signals on
it. YMMV
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