Even if they never add the feature, wouldn't it be better to use a device like the Kenwood SM-230 monitor, rather than giving up an excellent XCVR for the sake of monitoring youe signal?
Tom N5GE On Tue, 24 Sep 2013 10:03:50 -0500, you wrote: >I know we aren't suppose to do the 'me to' kind of posts here >and before hundreds of others add theirs and the topic gets canned >(again)... > >as far as I am concerned this is the only remaining 'feature' that ruins >an otherwise perfect station combo. > >perhaps the Flex is worth looking at again if this is never going to be >addressed?? > >On 9/24/2013 9:11 AM, Gary Gregory wrote: >> Your not alone...:-( >> >> >> On 25 September 2013 00:09, Bob <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> So I've been loving my P3 for about 2 years now, and I keep looking at that >>> lonely sensor window in the back, dreaming and wishing.... >>> >>> Yesterday I received an email from a ham a few thousand miles away asking >>> me to clean up my signal -- I was running JT65 at the time, and he saw my >>> signal decode on his rig in a half-dozen spots across the waterfall. I >>> panicked, of course, and immediately checked everything -- Line Level was >>> four bars steady with an occasional fifth bar flickering, transmit power >>> was 5.0 watts, monitor was sounding perfectly fine, and my handheld >>> receiver was sounding OK too. Later that night a nearby ham was nice >>> enough to run a spectral analysis on my signal and found it looked clean as >>> well. >>> >>> Imagine how easy it would be for me to verify my outbound signal quality if >>> my P3 had an outboard RF sampling tap that communicated via IR back to the >>> P3 and allows the outbound RF to be displayed. >>> >>> One can dream and wish. >>> >>> 73, Bob, WB4SON ______________________________________________________________ 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
