Re: [Elecraft] P3 Display Anomaly

2012-03-16 Thread Jim Bennett
Well, after several very informative replies to my post, I've come to the determination that I'm not the only one seeing these Flying Fribbles, Moving Humps, Sweepers, Chirpsounders, Beacons, SeaSonde, etc. Of course, it's just possible that there is a cloaked ship up there that is scanning

[Elecraft] P3 Display Anomaly

2012-03-15 Thread Jim Bennett
Just wondering if I am the Lone Ranger here or if anyone else is having this P3 experience. Every so often, perhaps once every 20 - 40 seconds or so, I see some sort of spur go flying across the screen. It starts low and flies up in frequency, right off the display. With my display span set at

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Display Anomaly

2012-03-15 Thread Jim Sheldon
Disconnect your antenna, set the REF LVL on the P3 so you can see the background noise at the base of the display and watch it for a while. If you no longer see it, it isn't in the K3/P3 anywhere and is external to the radio. I have several sweepers that come through from time to time. One is

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Display Anomaly

2012-03-15 Thread Fred Jensen
On 3/15/2012 4:00 PM, Jim Bennett wrote: Just wondering if I am the Lone Ranger here or if anyone else is having this P3 experience. Every so often, perhaps once every 20 - 40 seconds or so, I see some sort of spur go flying across the screen. It starts low and flies up in frequency, right off

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Display Anomaly

2012-03-15 Thread Tony Estep
On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Jim Bennett w6...@mac.com wrote: ...Every so often, perhaps once every 20 - 40 seconds or so, I see some sort of spur go flying across the screen. I see 'em too, Jim, and I know they're for real because I can hear them in my headphones. I

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Display Anomaly

2012-03-15 Thread Simon Lewis
and microwaves! Cheers Simon ZL4PLM Check out more information on the world 50 MHz and Up : www.zl4plm.com Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:04:43 -0500 From: estept...@gmail.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 Display Anomaly On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Jim Bennett w6

Re: [Elecraft] P3 Display Anomaly

2012-03-15 Thread Tony Estep
On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 8:11 PM, Simon Lewis gm4...@hotmail.com wrote: They are chirpsounders... = Ah yes, now I remember hearing that name. Thank you, Simon Those are the sweeping beacons I mentioned. Google on 'chirpsounder' and you'll find a strange world of propagation

[Elecraft] P3 Display Anomaly

2012-03-15 Thread Rose
and microwaves! Cheers Simon ZL4PLM Check out more information on the world 50 MHz and Up : www.zl4plm.com Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:04:43 -0500 From: estept...@gmail.com To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3 Display Anomaly On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Jim Bennett