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

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

Sorry, let me qualify that - this is the XV144 we are talking about.
The original question was about the XV144 and someone here misunderstood that to be K144XV.

MY post (below) refers to the XV144.
73 de M0XDF, K3 #174, P3 #108
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On 30 Dec 2010, at 08:00, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:

> 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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> It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be
> reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.
> -Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948)
> 
> 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.
>