[Elecraft] K3 Calibration and Configuration: Reference Oscillator

[Dick Dievendorff]

On the Calibration page of the version you have, there should be a button
labeled "Enter TCXO Data..."  That's the one...

Dick, K6KR


-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Hystad [mailto:k7peh at comcast.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 7:02 PM
To: Dick Dievendorff
Cc: 'Elecraft Reflector'
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Calibration and Configuration: Reference
Oscillator

Thanks.

I actually would be using my Mac but since I was not sure if the Mac was as
up to date with the K3 utility I decided to use my Windows laptop after I
dusted it off and booted it up.

I am going to use WWV tomorrow when I can get a good 15 MHz WWV signal.  No
luck on trying that tonight.  I do copy the 5 MHz WWV signal pretty well but
the owner's manual says to use the highest frequency for best accuracy.

However, I must not have the latest version of the K3 utility even though I
downloaded it tonight.  Did I download the wrong version.  Here let me
check.  I have version 1.2.12.28.

73, phil, K7PEH

On Jan 6, 2010, at 6:53 PM, Dick Dievendorff wrote:

> The Mac version of the K3 Utility doesn't yet have the means to enter the
> TCXO data.  The Windows version of the K3 Utility does.
> 
> The K3 MCU doesn't yet USE this data for anything, so it's not urgent that
> you enter it.  
> 
> W4SMT, the author of the Mac version of the K3 Utility, plans to add this
> capability in the near future.  
> 
> Method 3 is not yet available.
> 
> 73 de Dick, K6KR
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Phil Hystad
> Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 6:37 PM
> To: Elecraft Reflector
> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Calibration and Configuration: Reference Oscillator
> 
> Gang,
> 
> I am in that part of the K3 calibration and configuration steps called
> "Reference Oscillator" in the Owner's Manual (page 50).  And, I am
confused.
> 
> There is an errata sheet that says that the K3 Utility has an added TXCO
> calibration data entry screen but I do not find it on my running version
of
> the K3 Utility.  I just downloaded this version of the K3 utility tonight.
> 
> Also, the errata sheet goes on to say that the calibration information
> entered using the K3 utility is not yet used by the K3 firmware.  Now,
give
> this fact, does this mean, that the calibration procedure described as
> "Method 3" on page 50 of the owner's manual is not available to me.
> 
> If I can't use method 3 then I presume that I must rely on method 1 or 2
and
> since I do not have a frequency counter with the +1/-1 Hz accuracy then I
> would have to use method 2.  Is this true?
> 
> Thanks for the help.
> 
> 73, phil, K7PEH
> Brand new K3 serial number 3799.
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