I run and SDR with Ham Radio Deluxe. The SDR software connect to Ham Radio Deluxe directly without using a port. I use a second monitor with my laptop no second sound card needed as the SDR comes directly in via USB and does it's work. I get all of the benefits of Point and click. Since I use a laptop for logging and radio control anyway it's a nice setup. Jer
Jerry Moore CDXA, INDEXA, SKCC, Fists AE4PB, K3S - S.N. 010324 http://www.qrz.com/db/AE4PB An Amateur is - Considerate, Loyal, Progressive, Friendly, Balanced, and Patriotic. -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Robert G Strickland Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2015 6:44 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 vs. other panadapter options I use LP-Pan2 with a M-Audio 96k sound card internal to the computer. Software is NaP3v4. The screen [for all applications] is a 21" LG. The computer is an DIY AMD 2.1Ghz cpu, 2G ram, running Win7-64 [it's pretty long in the tooth]. I use a microHam CW keyer interface with its Router port-sharing software. Contest logging is N1MM. So... The choice of LP-Pan is dictated by space requirements; no room for another box at the operating position. So, my choice is not based on A-B comparisons/performance. Otherwise, all K-line station. I have never had any problems with the computer supporting LP-Pan and its software, N1MM, and browser all at the same time. I can fit all of the necessary and desired optional windows for all software on the screen during a contest. NaP3 has never given me any trouble albeit it's no longer supported by its author. No question that getting LP-Pan setup and running is more demanding than the P3 which, so I hear, is pretty much a turnkey operation. That said, once online, the LP-Pan setup is stable and runs constantly throughout a 48hr contest without a hitch. In contests, I run the NaP3 display at around 14"x4" on the LG monitor - very pretty and helpful. Some use a dedicated monitor for their panadapter; however, I have not found that necessary to provide the info that I "need" during a contest. Issues of cost are an individual matter. How one balances all these parameters is, again, an individual matter. Either way ends up with a useful tool. I can't imagine operating without a panadapter at this point. So, prepare to get "hooked." ...robert On 12/24/2015 16:47, Juliean Galak wrote: > I'm planning on getting a K3s and am wondering about panadapters. There's obviously the P3, but there are also the computer-based I new like the lp-pan, or using an sdr. I kind of like having one less box on the desk - there'll be a computer there no matter what. How's the quality of these solutions compared to the p3? Especially the integration? > > Thanks, > Juliean > KD2JPF > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to > rc...@verizon.net > -- Robert G Strickland, PhD ABPH - KE2WY rc...@verizon.net.usa Syracuse, New York, USA ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to je...@carolinaheli.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
