Nice explanation, Don. 

However, when we do an I/Q add-on for the P3, it will be fully digital (like a 
USB sound card), not analog (like the KX3’s RX I/Q outputs). 

These digital signals already exist in the P3; we just need to repackage them 
for use with a computer.

Wayne 
N6KR

Don Wilhelm wrote:

> The KX3 has I/Q signals (and I/Q outputs) because the I/Q signals are at 
> baseband (audio frequency spectrum).  ....
 
> The current fact is that the K3 I/Q signals exist, but they are only in the 
> digital world.  The P3 does extract them, but for purposes of the P3, they 
> remain in the digital world.
> Getting those signals into the analog world will take some work and design 
> effort.  It is more complex than a digital to analog converter.

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