Re: [Elecraft] P3 and options

2009-08-12 Thread David Cutter
Putting a loudspeaker in a unit that sits at the side is in my view a retrograde step. I dare to suggest that most of us have reduced hearing in some way and a loudspeaker should best be placed in line with our ears eg a light weight speaker on a shelf at ear height. I would not stand such a

Re: [Elecraft] P3 and options

2009-08-12 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
No speaker in the P3 right now. We'd want it to be front mounted and that would make the P3 width too large. 73, Eric WA6HHQ David Cutter wrote: Putting a loudspeaker in a unit that sits at the side is in my view a retrograde step. I dare to suggest that most of us have reduced hearing in

[Elecraft] P3 and options

2009-08-11 Thread rfenabled
I must have missed a lot of the past comments. I know many K3 owners dreamed of a Panadapter, but where did I miss that it should/could/must have an external speaker? I recall reading many informative postings on various speakers, types, quality etc, but I do not recall inclusion with a

Re: [Elecraft] P3 and options

2009-08-11 Thread Jim Wiley
Just thinking out loud here - If the P3 band-scope were set up to occupy one-half of the width of a cabinet that was otherwise the same size as the K3, then perhaps a future gift from Aptos could come in the form of a transmit monitor scope (to monitor a the CW/SSB/AM modulation envelope)