LPPan vs. P3
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I am using the LPPan and am very happy with the large screen, the
interface, etc. I can also see the P3 being very intriguing. Perhaps they are two versions of the same thing, maybe they are meeting two different needs. I'd be interested in hearing some comments from folks who have tried both. How do they compare? I don't think this is a question of which one is "better" as "better" is going to be defined by your operating style and needs. Just tell us how they're different and what features of each you like or not and why. To start off LPPan P3 Dual core computer No Computer needed High end sound card No Sound card needed Big Screen Little screen k4ia Craig "Buck" Fredericksburg, Virginia K3 #101 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Or vs the SV/SDR-IQ combo that I use. Except for the PC difference, I'm not
sure there would be any advantage for my operating style. I like the big screen. John N1JM -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of [hidden email] Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 12:54 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: [Elecraft] LPPan vs. P3 I am using the LPPan and am very happy with the large screen, the interface, etc. I can also see the P3 being very intriguing. Perhaps they are two versions of the same thing, maybe they are meeting two different needs. I'd be interested in hearing some comments from folks who have tried both. How do they compare? I don't think this is a question of which one is "better" as "better" is going to be defined by your operating style and needs. Just tell us how they're different and what features of each you like or not and why. To start off LPPan P3 Dual core computer No Computer needed High end sound card No Sound card needed Big Screen Little screen k4ia Craig "Buck" Fredericksburg, Virginia K3 #101 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] 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:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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I have been using LP_Pan and PowerSDR/IF software for over a year and am
very happy with the system I love the big screen and the rig control features (It provides much of the Flex radio functionability), the 'point and shoot' frequency control, etc. I am a 'techie' retired engineer and have occassionally found it necessary to solve various hookup and adjustment problems that were frustrating. Putting together your own system with an LP-Pan, high quality sound card, cables, and software (with attendent setup and adjustment requirements) is not for the novice. The result is very nice indeed but a P3 would be so much easier and hassle-free. The probability of additional features coming along for the P3 could very well result in some very attractive advantages for the P3 that I am not yet aware of. I think this is a very important consideration. Although other features of either system get a lot of attention I believe the basic panadapter display is 99% of what is useful. I have become so spoiled by the ability to see a large band segment with a clear display of all signals that I feel lost when without it. Both the P3 and LP-Pan provide this basic need and do it very well. My 2 cents worth. Don K7FJ >I am using the LPPan and am very happy with the large screen, the > interface, etc. I can also see the P3 being very intriguing. Perhaps > they are two > versions of the same thing, maybe they are meeting two different needs. > > I'd be interested in hearing some comments from folks who have tried > both. > How do they compare? I don't think this is a question of which one is > "better" as "better" is going to be defined by your operating style and > needs. Just tell us how they're different and what features of each you > like or > not and why. > > To start off > > LPPan P3 > > Dual core computer No Computer needed > > High end sound card No Sound card needed > > Big Screen Little screen > > > k4ia > Craig "Buck" > Fredericksburg, Virginia > K3 #101 > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > 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:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Buck,
I too would like to hear from those with the experience to discuss both units - good suggestion. Thank you. - Tony, N3ME - 118 Ashwood Street Bethany Beach, DE 19930-9699 (302) 539-5638 Grid: FM28lm http://www.n3me.net Elecraft K3 # 2462 -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of [hidden email] Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 19:54 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: [Elecraft] LPPan vs. P3 I am using the LPPan and am very happy with the large screen, the interface, etc. I can also see the P3 being very intriguing. Perhaps they are two versions of the same thing, maybe they are meeting two different needs. I'd be interested in hearing some comments from folks who have tried both. How do they compare? I don't think this is a question of which one is "better" as "better" is going to be defined by your operating style and needs. Just tell us how they're different and what features of each you like or not and why. To start off LPPan P3 Dual core computer No Computer needed High end sound card No Sound card needed Big Screen Little screen k4ia Craig "Buck" Fredericksburg, Virginia K3 #101 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] 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:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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In reply to this post by Buck - k4ia
The first two reviews below are by folks who also have used LP-PANs. Any comparison to "LP-PAN" is meaningless unless you specify which software you're using with it (i.e. PowerSDR, Rocky, Skimmer, etc.)
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/9146 BTW don't make your decision based solely on the display size...that's what the "External Display" cutout in the rear panel is probably for. ;-) I'm personally still undecided because I love Skimmer's waterfall for contesting (its Blind Mode is OK for unassisted). However its does have some limitations that the P3 solves nicely. I'll probably use both (which is possible since you can feed the P3's IF OUT to Skimmer with a 3 dB splitter loss) until I see how the P3 evolves. One big limitation of Skimmer is that it only has a 24 kHz Span (in "IF on Softrock" mode which is what I use for the K3) versus the 200 kHz Span in the P3 (and which may eventually be increased). 73, Bill |
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In reply to this post by Don Ehrlich
My experience with panadapters extends into the distant, dusty,
past, with Heathkit and earlier analog versions. They are indeed useful, but the coverage needed clearly depends upon the type of operation one does... HF SSB ops probably want a much wider frequency coverage than CW ops. I can't imagine wanting/needing anything like 200 kHz coverage when operating 20 meter CW, especially when trying to unravel a pile-up. Digital modes (other than CW) probably want even less...PSK and RTTY ops confine their operations to relatively narrow band segments. Lately my own operation has often been with PSK31/63 or one of the other FLDIGI-supported digital modes. Typically I use either the panoramic views provided by FLDIGI, or SpectraVue with my SignaLink-USB, and these are quite adequate with the 2 to 5 kHz coverage they provide. I have also used a PM-SDR with its antenna switching add-on and my high end sound card (192k), which gives a much wider view of the band. When 6 meters is open, as it has been much of this summer, wider coverage is needed. Typically USB operation is above 50.125 and CW operation is below 50.100, and it would be nice to be able to keep an eye spread across this whole part of the spectrum, since many operators taking advantage of these openings use both voice and CW modes. For similar reasons, wider coverage is desirable on VHF and UHF. To summarize, I believe that wide-band coverage is particularly useful on 10 meters and higher (for obvious reasons). It seems to me it adds little for HF use below 28 MHz, and probably is even a bit distracting or disadvantageous. Thus the key factor one is looking for is the ability to control the sampling rate/bandwidth, missing from programs such as FLDIGI. PM-SDR and WinRad does provide this control, but not in any very convenient way, and SpectraVue also has this capability, but the P3 seems to provide it as well. The secondary advantage (?) of the P3 is that it removes the computer from the set-up. If one is running an old computer (inadequate shielding, slow sampling rate in the sound card, etc) this may well be an important advantage. John Ragle -- W1ZI ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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I cannot reference this, but I understand there is a difference in
sensitivity of the two systems, ie minimum discernable signal, so that should be on your list; also dynamic range or do I mean third order intercept? Don't forget there are several panadaptors out there like Perseus and they all have a price/performance ratio. David G3UNA ----- Original Message ----- From: <[hidden email]> To: <[hidden email]> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 8:53 PM Subject: [Elecraft] LPPan vs. P3 >I am using the LPPan and am very happy with the large screen, the > interface, etc. I can also see the P3 being very intriguing. Perhaps > they are two > versions of the same thing, maybe they are meeting two different needs. > > I'd be interested in hearing some comments from folks who have tried > both. > How do they compare? I don't think this is a question of which one is > "better" as "better" is going to be defined by your operating style and > needs. Just tell us how they're different and what features of each you > like or > not and why. > > To start off > > LPPan P3 > > Dual core computer No Computer needed > > High end sound card No Sound card needed > > Big Screen Little screen > > > k4ia > Craig "Buck" > Fredericksburg, Virginia > K3 #101 > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > 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:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 8:21 AM, David Cutter <[hidden email]> wrote:
> I cannot reference this, but I understand there is a difference in > sensitivity of the two systems, ie minimum discernable signal, so that > should be on your list; also dynamic range or do I mean third order > intercept? > > Don't forget there are several panadaptors out there like Perseus and they > all have a price/performance ratio. > > David > G3UNA > Hi Folks, > We have seen all these posts before when the P3 was first announced. Of > great interest to a lot of us monitoring the reflector is real world > comments from the new recipients of the P3 and any comparisons they may > offer on the P3 vs after-market Pan Adapters. > I personally have not ventured into the pan-adapter field as I don't want to use a PC for this purpose. I use my notebook for computer logging only when operating casual and in contests. I think I can see the advantages of using a pan-adapter but I would also want to monitor my TX/Tx audio in a waveform such as the SM-220, again, without the need to use a PC based system. The suggestion has been made to use the P3 with a plug-in keyboard to run PSK31 and RTTY, again, this interests me greatly and I see the benefits of such a system if and when it should become available. I read also where the P3 will have an extended bandwidth at a later date and in VK many 6M operators monitor 49.750 (Chinese TV) and 50.110 the international Dx calling frequency and so an increase in bandwidth would be a major carrot for those operators to aquire a P3. Add all the above to the advantages of running field operations (a common type of operation in VK) without a PC (some of us do paper logs for just Dx operations) and the P3 will suit a lot of potential customers. I base my assumption on the comments I have received from several K3 owners in VK4 that have expressed their interest in the P3 but have decided to wait awhile to see just what announcements Elecraft will make on any P3 improvements or added features. I also understand that Elecraft's focus at the moment will be on getting the current version of the P3 out in the field where they expect to hear back from the owners on any shortcomings they feel the P3 has. It is these individual customers that give feedback direct to Elecraft so that any improvements or added features can be placed on a "list" to be worked through as time permits. Originally I felt a P3 was not for me, however I must admit that in the last few days I have decided that I will most likely buy one when the picture is a little bit clearer on the P3's future expansion. Just my 2 cents worth....keep the change Gary VK4FD > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[hidden email]> > To: <[hidden email]> > Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 8:53 PM > Subject: [Elecraft] LPPan vs. P3 > > > >I am using the LPPan and am very happy with the large screen, the > > interface, etc. I can also see the P3 being very intriguing. Perhaps > > they are two > > versions of the same thing, maybe they are meeting two different needs. > > > > I'd be interested in hearing some comments from folks who have tried > > both. > > How do they compare? I don't think this is a question of which one is > > "better" as "better" is going to be defined by your operating style and > > needs. Just tell us how they're different and what features of each you > > like or > > not and why. > > > > To start off > > > > LPPan P3 > > > > Dual core computer No Computer needed > > > > High end sound card No Sound card needed > > > > Big Screen Little screen > > > > > > k4ia > > Craig "Buck" > > Fredericksburg, Virginia > > K3 #101 > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > > > 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:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- Gary VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile http://www.qsl.net/vk4fd/ K3 #679 For everything else there's Mastercard!!! ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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One aspect of the LP Pan/PowerSDR-IF combination that hasn't been mentioned
is that in addition to serving as a panadapter, PowerSDR-IF is a complete receiver, totally independent of any settings on the K3 itself other than the operating frequency. The LP Pan I/Q demodulator obtains its sample from the K3's 1st IF, which is about 200 kHz wide. PowerSDR-IF includes filters, AGC and demodulators (implemented in software) to support LSB, USB, AM, Synchronous AM, etc. The AM audio quality is superior to that of the K3, because there's no roofing filter in front of the demodulator. So if you are looking for a second receiver to use with your K3 or are looking for the ability to utilize a bandwidth far wider than what's possible with the K3 itself, the LP Pan/PowerSDR-IF combination will do that for you. However, keep in mind that there's a cost associated with this flexibility, namely that your PC must have a dual-core CPU to run PowerSDR-IF successfully, and you'll need a high quality, wideband soundcard. Also, with 200 kHz bandwidth in front of the LP Pan I/Q demodulator, this greatly increases the chances that the demodulator and/or the sound card will be overloaded by very strong signals, creating serious intermodulation distortion. Like any technical solutions, it has its pluses and minuses. Scott N7NB -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Tony McClenny Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 1:40 PM To: [hidden email]; [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] LPPan vs. P3 Buck, I too would like to hear from those with the experience to discuss both units - good suggestion. Thank you. - Tony, N3ME - 118 Ashwood Street Bethany Beach, DE 19930-9699 (302) 539-5638 Grid: FM28lm http://www.n3me.net Elecraft K3 # 2462 -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of [hidden email] Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 19:54 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: [Elecraft] LPPan vs. P3 I am using the LPPan and am very happy with the large screen, the interface, etc. I can also see the P3 being very intriguing. Perhaps they are two versions of the same thing, maybe they are meeting two different needs. I'd be interested in hearing some comments from folks who have tried both. How do they compare? I don't think this is a question of which one is "better" as "better" is going to be defined by your operating style and needs. Just tell us how they're different and what features of each you like or not and why. To start off LPPan P3 Dual core computer No Computer needed High end sound card No Sound card needed Big Screen Little screen k4ia Craig "Buck" Fredericksburg, Virginia K3 #101 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] 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:[hidden email] 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:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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I assume that an internal module will eventually available for the P3 which
will supply audio output and allow the P3 to be used as another receiver? Steve N4LQ ----- Original Message ----- "One aspect of the LP Pan/PowerSDR-IF combination that hasn't been mentioned is that in addition to serving as a panadapter, PowerSDR-IF is a complete receiver, /donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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I purchased LP-PAN with PowerSDR/IF at the same time as my K3 and have
enjoyed using them together a great deal. The pan-adapter is really useful and its biggest shortcoming seems to be lack of a high resolution zoom. The 2nd RX is much much better than I expected and is well integrated with the K3, tunes with the "B" knob, does "A/B" swaps, listen to both sides of a split pileup, etc. The 2nd RX's biggest limitation is being constrained to use within the pan-adapter's frequency view. My original thought was to use PowerSDR/IF as a relatively inexpensive way to evaluate the utility of the pan-adapter with a second receiver for SSB contesting. There's not much doubt about the utility of a second RX but I've never had a serious pan-adapter and didn't really know how well they would play together. For me, it works well enough that I expect to add the P3 and the second RX to the K3 somewhere down the road, but that's about a 2 grand upgrade and my station has more pressing needs currently (like more/better antennas). Also given the high degree of utility I'm getting from the $300 LP-PAN PowerSDR/IF setup I'm content to wait until the P3 has gone through some software teething, the inevitable hardware upgrades, and has had some of those intriguing holes on the back panel filled..... or Xmas, which ever comes first. I can't make any informed comparisons with the P3, not having never seen one in the flesh, but relative to the PowerSDR/IF pan-adapter my reservations are mainly with the relatively small screen/low resolution and the absence of "point and click QSY" via the PC mouse (PC integration). In terms of one pan-adapter vs the other, as I understand the current levels of functionality, I think I would prefer the PowerSDR/IF pan-adapter, mainly for the larger screen size, although the high resolution zoom of the P3 would be very useful in many situations. Seems like the best answer to one vs the other would be BOTH. One could use PowerSDR/IF in full screen, full width mode for point and click QSY and band searching and use the P3 in reduced bandwidth mode to get a higher resolution view of the immediate band area. That would take good advantage of the strengths of each and I don't see any reason why they wouldn't play together well. It will be interesting to see how the future "P3 external monitor" is implemented. If it is merely a hardware Video output the display size will be larger (to suit) and presumably the screen resolution will be increased proportionately which will be a major enhancement. However if it turns out to be a "P3 Utility" type PC program the possibilities are much greater, potentially including things like, monitor sharing, resizing, "point and click QSY", and integration with logging program band maps. I have to concur with the comments about PowerSDR/IF being a PC resource hog. My station PC is a AMD 5400+ dual 64 bit machine running Win7-64 with three monitors. I usually run PowerSDR/IF full screen on its own 1680x1050 22 inch display. This single program utilizes around 50% of the available CPU cycles on my machine in this mode and that is with having done some tweaks to PowerSDR/IF to reduce the CPU load. You can reduce the CPU load further by shrinking the display (less pixels) but my old eyes like it better full screen. I'm going the other way with a planned upgrade to a 6400+ CPU. I suspect that when I have the 2nd RX in the K3 and a P3 with some flavor of external display and PC integration, the LP-PAN PowerSDR/IF setup will become redundant and be retired. .....Or I might find that I "need" two pan-adapters and 3 RXs.....Hi Hi 73 Jack KZ5A On 8/6/2010 1:07 AM, Scott Prather wrote: > One aspect of the LP Pan/PowerSDR-IF combination that hasn't been mentioned > is that in addition to serving as a panadapter, PowerSDR-IF is a complete > receiver, totally independent of any settings on the K3 itself other than > the operating frequency. The LP Pan I/Q demodulator obtains its sample from > the K3's 1st IF, which is about 200 kHz wide. PowerSDR-IF includes filters, > AGC and demodulators (implemented in software) to support LSB, USB, AM, > Synchronous AM, etc. The AM audio quality is superior to that of the K3, > because there's no roofing filter in front of the demodulator. So if you are > looking for a second receiver to use with your K3 or are looking for the > ability to utilize a bandwidth far wider than what's possible with the K3 > itself, the LP Pan/PowerSDR-IF combination will do that for you. > > However, keep in mind that there's a cost associated with this flexibility, > namely that your PC must have a dual-core CPU to run PowerSDR-IF > successfully, and you'll need a high quality, wideband soundcard. Also, with > 200 kHz bandwidth in front of the LP Pan I/Q demodulator, this greatly > increases the chances that the demodulator and/or the sound card will be > overloaded by very strong signals, creating serious intermodulation > distortion. Like any technical solutions, it has its pluses and minuses. > > Scott > N7NB > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [hidden email] > [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Tony McClenny > Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 1:40 PM > To: [hidden email]; [hidden email] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] LPPan vs. P3 > > Buck, > > I too would like to hear from those with the experience to discuss both > units - good suggestion. Thank you. > > - Tony, N3ME - > > 118 Ashwood Street > Bethany Beach, DE 19930-9699 > (302) 539-5638 > Grid: FM28lm > http://www.n3me.net > Elecraft K3 # 2462 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [hidden email] > [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of [hidden email] > Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 19:54 PM > To: [hidden email] > Subject: [Elecraft] LPPan vs. P3 > > I am using the LPPan and am very happy with the large screen, the > interface, etc. I can also see the P3 being very intriguing. Perhaps they > are two > versions of the same thing, maybe they are meeting two different needs. > > I'd be interested in hearing some comments from folks who have tried both. > How do they compare? I don't think this is a question of which one is > "better" as "better" is going to be defined by your operating style and > needs. Just tell us how they're different and what features of each you > like or > not and why. > > To start off > > LPPan P3 > > Dual core computer No Computer needed > > High end sound card No Sound card needed > > Big Screen Little screen > > > k4ia > Craig "Buck" > Fredericksburg, Virginia > K3 #101 > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > 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:[hidden email] > > 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:[hidden email] > > 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:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Hi Jack. I do agree that having resolution change with width like the P3 would be nice, although I normally spend my time looking at wider spans, and not narrow spans like 3kHz. I run MixW at the same time as PowerSDR/IF when I need the higher resolution bandwidth for 3kHz display width. This allows me to see two spans at the same time, like 192kHz and 3kHz. With a 22" monitor (1920x1200), there is plenty of room for multiple pans ;-)
As far as the external monitor goes, your points are well taken. I don't think a program that displays the pan data would be practical without a higher speed interface, like USB. I think I read that the video output jack is for a VGA monitor. I don't know if that literally means 640x480, or something higher. Even at that modest resolution, though, it would take more than twice the processing horsepower of the built-in display. 73, Larry N8LP |
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