[Elecraft] Reference Oscillator Calibration

[Bob Nielsen]

You might be able to use 10-15 feet of wire as a temporary receiving antenna.  WWV has a pretty strong signal (depending on your location and propagation conditions, of course).

73,
Bob, N7XY


On Dec 21, 2011, at 2:21 PM, g3 at abcs.com g3 at abcs.com wrote:

> Hello!
> I'm a complete newby when it comes to ham radio.  Got my tech license
> a couple of weeks ago and I'm now studying for the General class exam.
> I thought building the K3 would be a good educational experience for
> me.
> 
> I just finished assembly and all went well.  I've had an excellent
> experience so far.  But I'm stuck at the reference oscillator
> calibration stage.
> 
> I don't have a frequency counter, though I suppose I could purchase
> one.  I've tried hitting the frequencies for WWV but I'm not picking
> anything up.  Of course, I don't have an antenna yet as the manual did
> not mention it as being a required piece of equipment.  I'm short on
> radio sense, I think. I have one on order,  but it has not yet
> arrived.  I was hoping to have the K3 calibrated and then begin
> dealing with the antenna setup.
> 
> Is there any other way of calibrating the ref oscillator?  Can it be
> done online with the KUSB?    Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks for your help,
> 
> Jay
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