[Elecraft] P3 shows vertical green stripes on waterfall

2014-10-20 Thread jsdroyster
Hello all, I am trying to figure out why our P3 panadapter sometimes but not always shows a group of vertical green stripes that cover about 1/6 of the width of the screen. These stripes are not related to RF frequency because if I switch bands they remain in the same location. If I remain on

Re: [Elecraft] P3 shows vertical green stripes on waterfall

2014-10-20 Thread Vic Rosenthal K2VCO/4X6GP
Various kinds of 'junk' on the screen have been reported to be caused by coax jumpers with poor shield contact at one or both ends. Try another cable if you haven't already. On 20 Oct 2014 17:08, jsdroys...@nc.rr.com wrote: Hello all, I am trying to figure out why our P3 panadapter sometimes

Re: [Elecraft] P3 shows vertical green stripes on waterfall

2014-10-20 Thread Dominic Baines
Sound like TFT screen h/w related I got a laptop that does something similar with an external monitor IF the screen cable gets kinked or is not connected properly. Check all the cables and connectors and vertical lines or a somewhat 'green' image cleans up. I'd take a look at the P3

Re: [Elecraft] P3 shows vertical green stripes on waterfall

2014-10-20 Thread Paul Saffren N6HZ
Hi Julie, It almost sounds like you have the span set very narrow and what you are seeing is the center frequency marker. What happens when you adjust the span, does the green stripe change width? If you would, please take a screen shot of the display using the P3 Utility and email it to me.