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P3 Improvement Suggestion

S Sacco
For the display, I'd like to see an option for the Scale to be scaled
in a logarithmic fashion.  This would allow seeing weaker stations as
well as the "OMG! They're going to burn up the front end" stations.

Stock charts are frequently plotted this way.

73,
Steve
NN4X
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Re: P3 Improvement Suggestion

Guy, K2AV
The scales on the P3 are in dBm, which already IS logarithmic.  You
are looking to see the logarithm of the dB logarithm on the P3?  I can
sort of understand that, but what would you call the units?  Aren't
you really looking for a greater dB range in the presentation?

73, Guy

On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 3:54 PM, S Sacco <[hidden email]> wrote:

> For the display, I'd like to see an option for the Scale to be scaled
> in a logarithmic fashion.  This would allow seeing weaker stations as
> well as the "OMG! They're going to burn up the front end" stations.
>
> Stock charts are frequently plotted this way.
>
> 73,
> Steve
> NN4X
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Re: P3 Improvement Suggestion

juergen piezo
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Hi Steve

It would be nice just to be able to switch between Dbm, S-units and DbUV.
The DbUV scale is most often seen on professional receivers and its a very useful scale.

73
John

--- On Mon, 9/6/10, S Sacco <[hidden email]> wrote:

> From: S Sacco <[hidden email]>
> Subject: [Elecraft] P3 Improvement Suggestion
> To: "Elecraft Reflector" <[hidden email]>
> Date: Monday, September 6, 2010, 12:54 PM
> For the display, I'd like to see an
> option for the Scale to be scaled
> in a logarithmic fashion.  This would allow seeing
> weaker stations as
> well as the "OMG! They're going to burn up the front end"
> stations.
>
> Stock charts are frequently plotted this way.
>
> 73,
> Steve
> NN4X
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Re: P3 Improvement Suggestion

S Sacco
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Guy -

I'm not sure what you would call it, but the purpose would be to
provide more screen real-estate for the small signals, at the expense
of the large signals.  This would be very valuable on a small display,
such as the P3.  On a larger display, it would have little value.


73,
Steve
NN4X

On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 4:49 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV <[hidden email]> wrote:

> The scales on the P3 are in dBm, which already IS logarithmic.  You
> are looking to see the logarithm of the dB logarithm on the P3?  I can
> sort of understand that, but what would you call the units?  Aren't
> you really looking for a greater dB range in the presentation?
>
> 73, Guy
>
> On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 3:54 PM, S Sacco <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> For the display, I'd like to see an option for the Scale to be scaled
>> in a logarithmic fashion.  This would allow seeing weaker stations as
>> well as the "OMG! They're going to burn up the front end" stations.
>>
>> Stock charts are frequently plotted this way.
>>
>> 73,
>> Steve
>> NN4X
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Re: P3 Improvement Suggestion

hf4me
I find I have done this (initially at least until I figure out how I am
really supposed to do it) by setting the display to show the noise floor at
the bottom of the window and then only 20 or 30 db above it, not all the way
up to -70 or so.  Yes the stronger signals go off the top but I don't care
about their height anyway when looking for those smaller ones.  That helps
the weak ones stand out.  Just learning of course.

73, de Jim KG0KP

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To: "Guy Olinger K2AV" <[hidden email]>
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Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 Improvement Suggestion


Guy -

I'm not sure what you would call it, but the purpose would be to
provide more screen real-estate for the small signals, at the expense
of the large signals.  This would be very valuable on a small display,
such as the P3.  On a larger display, it would have little value.

73,
Steve
NN4X


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Re: P3 Improvement Suggestion

David Cutter
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I'd be tempted to call it compression (or expansion, depending which part of
the screen is being treated)  someone will throw another into the pot no
doubt.

David
G3UNA



Guy -

I'm not sure what you would call it, but the purpose would be to
provide more screen real-estate for the small signals, at the expense
of the large signals.  This would be very valuable on a small display,
such as the P3.  On a larger display, it would have little value.


73,
Steve
NN4X

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