[Elecraft] K3 Calibration and Configuration: Reference Oscillator

[Phil Hystad]

Dick,

Thanks.  I see why I went astray.  The owner's manual lead me astray.  Method 3 is documented as "Run K3 Utility and click on the Configuration tab.  Follow the on-screen instructions to enter your calibration data."

And, that is what I did.  But, the owner's manual should have said to click on the Calibration tab and then select the "Enter TCXO Data...".

73,phil,K7PEH



On Jan 6, 2010, at 7:09 PM, Dick Dievendorff wrote:

> 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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