[Elecraft] Drifting Away...Does it matter?

[Lee Buller]

I've been following the facinating discussion of Frequency Drift in the K2.  A lot of work but some very bright fellows have gone into making the K2 a drift reduced rig.  I cannot say drift free, but as I understand it ... it is close.
 
Now, I've never worried about the drift.  I am never on one frequency long enough to make it matter.  I am a contester and do a lot of search and pounce, hunt and peck, whatever.  There are times when I sit on a frequency and run the dickens out the rig, but I am using the RIT and am constantly changing the RIT to suit the signal to my old ears.  So, I've never had to really work about drift.
 
I guess when you are on the digital modes or on SSTV (do people run SSTV with a K2?) I would thing that drift would be a factor.  But, I am always fiddling with the rig or the software to see what it can do.
 
So, I what is all the fuss about the drift issue?  It would be nice to have a stable rig, but the "normal" K2 is pretty good in my humble estimation.  For some, maybe we just need to warm up the rig and let it drift until it stops.
 
Now, if you want to talk about drift...Heathkit's VF-1 VFO.  I remember when I was 16 years old working with that old thing trying to get the drift out and the chirping stopped.  That is when I learned about OA2 tubes and NPO caps.  Well, I've digressed from my point....
 
Heck, what was my point?  Oh yea...I guess for some of us the drift is not a big thing.
 
Comments to the contrary are welcome.
 
Lee -  Drifiting Away with My K2 (Where is Jimmy Buffet when you need him)
K0WA
 


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