Re: [P3] P3 and K144XV

Posted by Alan Bloom on Aug 07, 2011; 2:37am
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/P3-P3-and-K144XV-tp5472582p6660841.html

It could be that the MENU:XV_Gain setting for two meters got wildly
wrong somehow.  You might try changing it.  Another possibility would be
to do the parameter initialization (under Troubleshooting in the
manual).

Alan

On Sat, 2011-08-06 at 16:40 -0400, Tom Azlin N4ZPT wrote:

> Hi Stan,
>
> Adjusting the ref level does not help. Looking at the IF output of the
> P3 the actual signal level is not changing when I switch between 6m and
> 2m. I hooked up my QS1R SDR and can see the signals fine when the P3
> water fall display is orange when I am on 2m. I can not find a ref level
> that works. Radio is working fine on 2m as I can copy signals fine.
>
> When i disconnect the serial cable between the P3 and K3 the display is
> fine minus frequency and filter info of course.
>
> All the software is up today. Both of my K3s do this.
>
> Any ideas gang??
>
> 73, tom n4zpt
>
> On 8/6/2011 11:13 AM, Stan Gibbs wrote:
> > Tom,
> >
> > Sounds like your "Ref Lvl" is set too high.  The color of the waterfall
> > reflects the vertical position of the trace in the frequency display.  If
> > you reduce the reference level, the frequency display will return to a
> > viewable position, and the orange waterfall will revert to blue.
> >
> > The reference level is per-band so you have to adjust it for each band you
> > operate on.  For my 2m setup the ref level is set at -145 dBm, which allows
> > me to see the frequency trace when the pre-amp is on or off.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----
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