In response to questions posted recently: - The P3 will always draw well under 500 mA in any configuration (it's 250-300 mA at present). It can be powered from the K3. The P3 can be turned on/off using its front panel switch, or can be strapped such that it turns on when the power supply (or K3) is turned on.
- We could display just about anything on the P3's LCD, from decoded K3 data-mode text to eQSLs to photos of your kids. For now it's limited to spectrum, waterfall, and text associated with P3 setup and control. Whatever we put on this LCD will look great -- it's fast, bright, and very high-resolution. - We can and will have programmable averaging for the spectral display. - I'd love to demodulate SSTV with the P3, and it's on the wish-list. - FN1-FN8 can be used for various P3 functions as well as for controlling the K3 (such as one-tap band switching). The labels for FN1-FN8 can be shown on the P3's LCD at the touch of a switch, or they can be left off. They'll have very useful defaults associated with the P3 itself, but their functions can be changed at the P3 itself using its menu. - RS232 control of the K3 is unchanged when the P3 is added to the system; the P3 has its own set of commands, and it simply relays everything else transparently to the K3 at maximum speed (38.4 kb). External applications will see very little additional latency. - The P3 can go on either side of the rig, or on top, even upside down. But we'll supply simple P3-to-K3 support hardware to ensure that the P3 doesn't move when you push the buttons. Or you can weight it down by putting your own power supply inside, which is what I plan to do :) 73, Wayne N6KR ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
