Hi Peter, A Panadaptor gets its name from an abbreviation of Panoramic receiver display adaptor.
Its purpose is to allow the radio operator to see what signals are within the band of frequencies that he is operating. For example instead of manually tuning or scanning the receiver to find a station to contact. The Panadaptor will show all of signals within a few hundred KiloHertz. Some adaptors have the provision for a Mouse like control where you can move the cursor over a signals peak and the click the Mouse, the receiver will be automatically tuned to the frequency. It also provides valuable information on whether there are any strong adjacent channel signals that you may want to avoid to have some control over interference. See this link for a historical reference: http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~postr/bapix/Panadap.htm 73, Bob Johansen WB2SRF _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
