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

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

I haven't built mine yet, but the manual states on pg14 that the local oscillator power can be controlled in 3 ways:

LO goes off when power is turned off or K2 (K3) is switched to different band

LO is on when power is on and if used with K2, when it's power is on, even if the Transverter band is not selected

LO is on whenever 12v is applied to J7 on back panel, regardless of the state of the power or band switches (that's recommended if the crystal oven is installed)

73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108
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On 30 Dec 2010, at 03:11, Amateur Radio Operator N5GE wrote:

> 
> 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.