I'm running SDR-IF 192k wide on a $399 3 year old 2.20 gigahertz Pentium Dual Non hyper-threaded processor with 2 gig of memory under WIN7 32 bit. I have a $229 24 inch monitor, and a used Infrasonic Quartet soundcard I picked up for $90.The SDR-IF software uses about 25% of the screens real estate. I just tested SDR-IF's CPU usage. It is under 17% average. I just watched a video I selected from MSN, it uses on average 44% CPU. Along with LP-Bridge running I can use several programs simultaneously with the K3 When in contest mode I run SDR-IF, LP-Bridge, Logic8, and contest specific logging software. I can control the K3 with either piece of software via the virtual com ports in LP-Bridge, via a mouse click, or turn of a knob. While this is up and running I read email, view videos, chat with my GF's on Yahoo, MSN, etc without a burp, and without any geek type system tweaking, plug and play. This to me is the ultimate shack setup made possible with the K3's IF out. I'm one of the people Larry mentions that switched over from Flex. I owned a Flex 1000 for several years. Part of my preference to the SDR-IF software is I've been running it for 4 or 5 years. Do I need a P3? No, and I don't see myself lusting for one. Where I think Elecraft is going with this is to a QRO rig. This K4 if you will, will be 200 watts output, have a bandscope (the one we see today) built in, room for actual band select buttons, more room between knobs, more knobs, less menu items, a nice set of dual speakers, etc. A 70cm module and the ability to run full duplex on the satellites would be nice. I would sell my 9000D and buy one of them. Ok enough, the sun is shining, I'm obviously snowed in here, and need to get out of the house :>)
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Julian, G4ILO Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 12:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft P3 panadapter at the Orlando Hamcation >But I'm equally sure there are a lot of people who don't want the huge ugly screen hogging >resource hogging PowerSDR application just to show them a graphical display of band activity. 73 Jeff kb2m ______________________________________________________________ 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
