[Elecraft] Signal comparison k3 vs p3
Just listening to 9a2na on 15 metersS-9 on the K3 S meter and about S5-S6 on the P3 and also on the larger monitor, SVGA...How do I get them to match each other?, or at least be somewhat similar strength.? NF8J Paul VanOveren 5911 Snow Av Alto, Mi 49302 (616) 868-7149 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Signal comparison k3 vs p3
Hi Paul: Use Menu: Lvl Cal See Amplitude Calibration in your P3 Owner's manual for details. 73 Ron AC7AC -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Paul VanOveren Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 11:19 AM To: elecraft reflector Subject: [Elecraft] Signal comparison k3 vs p3 Just listening to 9a2na on 15 metersS-9 on the K3 S meter and about S5-S6 on the P3 and also on the larger monitor, SVGA...How do I get them to match each other?, or at least be somewhat similar strength.? NF8J Paul VanOveren 5911 Snow Av Alto, Mi 49302 (616) 868-7149 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Signal comparison k3 vs p3
Paul, Assuming that you've calibrated the P3 per the instructions in the user manual, try turning off 'Averaging' on the P3. The peaks of the signals should then be much closer to what the K3 S meter reports. 73, Dale WA8SRA Just listening to 9a2na on 15 metersS-9 on the K3 S meter and about S5-S6 on the P3 and also on the larger monitor, SVGA...How do I get them to match each other?, or at least be somewhat similar strength.? NF8J Paul VanOveren 5911 Snow Av Alto, Mi 49302 (616) 868-7149 __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Signal comparison k3 vs p3
My P3 and K3 track very well - no problems noted with S-meter readings. I don't use the P3 for much of anything except a display of activity 50 kcs up and down the band - in the VFO mode so that I can up or down making the interesting spike move to the center of the scope. Expensive toy, but I wouldn't be without it now. Bill W2BLC __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Signal comparison k3 vs p3
See the P3 Owner's Manual section How to Set Up and Interpret the P3 Display the paragraph that starts, You would expect the S meter on the K3 and the signal on the P3 display to indicate the same level... Basically, the P3 has an effective receive bandwidth narrower than the K3. So for a narrow-band signal like CW they should read the same, but for a spread-out signal like SSB, each frequency point of the P3 only contains a fraction of the total signal so it appears to read lower. Alan N1AL On 3/8/2013 11:18 AM, Paul VanOveren wrote: Just listening to 9a2na on 15 metersS-9 on the K3 S meter and about S5-S6 on the P3 and also on the larger monitor, SVGA...How do I get them to match each other?, or at least be somewhat similar strength.? NF8J Paul VanOveren 5911 Snow Av Alto, Mi 49302 (616) 868-7149 __ 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 __ 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
