[Elecraft] K3 drift

[JIM DAVIS]

On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:16:41 -0800 (PST)
  "Julian, G4ILO" <julian.g4ilo at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> JIM DAVIS-11 wrote:
>> 
>> It seems that in our hobby why in the heck would any individual really
>> need a TCXO or whatever
>> in the first place?  As most ovens are only switched on when the rig is
>> instead of being
>> on CONTINUOUSLY whether the main rig is ON or OFF!!!  Ovens really don't
>> make that much
>> sense!
>> 
> The 1PPM TCXO of the K3 is supposed to support the ability to be calibrated
> over a range of temperatures so it doesn't need the rig to be on all the
> time to improve stability. Unfortunately, unless I missed it in one of the
> updates, the firmware support for this is still "on the list".
> 
> Just as some folks obsess over receiver performance specs, others like to
> feel that their frequency readout is "spot on". As with many things in this
> hobby, whether or not it is really necessary to know your frequency to that
> level of accuracy is irrelevant. :)
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Julian,

A very astute explanation to a quandry that has boggled "Hamdom" since time-immemorial
so to speak!!!

Very warmest regards and to you and yours a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR and that all of us NEW K3
owners can come up with many more NEW innovations to improve our "Great" machines EVEN
MORE!!!

ELECRAFT ROCKS!!!

Jim/nn6ee