[Elecraft] Another Firmware Thought

[Jim Stiles]

At 05:18 PM 11/4/2002 -0800, Lyle Johnson wrote:
>With the recent discussions about VCO and BFO drift, and the resulting
>display error with temperature (or time?), I looked over at my ancient Drake
>gear.
>
>It has a feature where you tune in a signal to the correct indicated
>frequency (WWV, calibrator?) then hold a slip ring while you tune the radio
>to zero beat.
>
>Since the display on the K2 is essentially an electronic dial, it might be
>nice to have a similar feature, perhaps as one of the CAL routines.
>
>It would operate as follows:
>
>1) Tune in the calibration signal to the desired (correct?) frequency
>display.
>
>2) Invoke the new CAL function (CAL diSP ?).
>
>3) Tune the signal to "zero beat."
>
>4) Escape from the CAL function.
>
>Your K2 will now apply the offset determined by the above process to your
>display.
>
>This lets you calibrate against, say, WWV any time you want to...
>
>Thinking out loud (always dangerous!),
>
>Lyle KK7P


Hi Lyle:
I believe my Kachina does just that.

You tell The Kachina which WWV to use, It switches to the station of 
choice, you hear the signal, a few seconds pass and the Machine says that 
you have a good fix or that the Signal was too weak..

>Hope Wayne or Eric figure out how.


73   Jim Stiles  W2NJN   K2 599

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