The P3 is "no computer required". Just like the K3, a computer is only required to load the firmware. Yes, there are some who feel a computer can enhance operation, but it certainly is not a requirement - no drivers to load at all, just the Utility program to run if you want to load firmware.
73, Don W3FPR lstavenhagen wrote: > Well, personally I'm not going to pester elecraft about it because my actual > interest in it is fairly low. So I'd prefer to just read the manual and not > hassle anyone about it. > > I'm still a bit of a Luddite about this particular direction in rigs as > these seem to me a little like reaching around the back, over the shoulders, > down between the legs and then up the front just to scratch one's nose. And > anything where I have to fight Windows and the ever-present associated > Byzantine array of (usually broken) drivers, boards, cables, etc., just > makes my eyes roll back into my head (probably because I have to fight that > stuff all day at work and am done by 5:20 pm hi hi). So just can't seem to > keep my interest up in all that stuff. > > But, back to the P3, if it's a simple, self-contained and easy-to-use > addition to the normal capabilities of the rig, it could still be intriguing > for me..... > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html