[Elecraft] K144XV (was [K3] XV144 fault (offset problem?))

[Amateur Radio Operator N5GE]

David,

Mine drifts a bit when I first go to the band, but to solve that I just give it
a key down into a dummy load for about ten seconds to warm it up, because When
your not on the 2m band it is not powered.  Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but
I think that is what the manual says.  That seems to settle it down quite a bit.
However, I do wish it was a bit more stable.  Perhaps they are working on a
solution that will keep the xtals warmed up when you are on another band.  That
would be nice.

73,

Tom Childers
Radio Amateur N5GE
Licensed since 1976
QCWA Member 35102
ARRL Life Member
Retired Professional
C# Software developer

On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 19:28:10 +0000, David Pratt <david at g4dmp.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

>Matt - Interested to know that your K144XV is stable.  I am afraid that 
>mine drifts horrendously (almost 100Hz per 5 minutes). Hence I have 
>ceased using it until a fix is produce and have reverted to my XV144 
>which is far superior.
>
>73 de David G4DMP
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