[Elecraft] K2 Frequency Alignment

Rich Lentz [email protected]
Sat Jul 26 17:46:01 2003


I think I don't understand the K2 frequency calibration.  I have =
repeatedly
read on the reflector that if the clock is set for 4.00000000000 MHz you
will get good frequency readings.  After doing the Temp comp mod, I very
carefully aligned the K2 MCU oscillator by Zero Beating it against WWV =
at 20
Mhz.  This is confirmed audibly, a very slowwwww beat, and visually, =
when
the audio is piped to the MixW I get a fading track which goes solid =
when I
disconnect the antenna. The two signals are within 1/2 to 1/4 of a Hz of
each other.  I even fed the signal into the ant jack of the 706 and the =
two
signals are right on.   BUT, WWV at 10 Mhz is ~ 30 Hz low and WWV at 20 =
Mhz
is ~ 80 Hz low.  ( Upper and lower side band.) WHY?

And yes, I did do a CAL PLL, etc.=20