[Elecraft] Re: K1 battery and freq shift

[Wayne Burdick]

Bob,

The bracket shifts the frequency a little, but that affects only the VFO
range, not the calibration. The dial still shows the operating frequency
accurately regardless of how much the bracket shifts the range. (It's
just a frequency counter, and you have already calibrated it.)

If you lose the bottom end of the band by a kHz or two, you can readjust
the turns on the VFO a little. Again, this won't affect dial reading
accuracy--just the range.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


"Bob Lewis (AA4PB)" wrote:
> 
> When I place the aluminum mounting bracket for the battery option into
> the K1, I observe quite a noticeable shift in frequency. Even though
> the dial can be recalibrated with the bracket in place, there will be
> a change in calibration if the bracket changes position any while
> changing batteries. Anyone else observe this? Does it cause any
> detectable operational problems?