[Elecraft] K3 Front Panel Temps/freq drift

[Jack Chomley]

Mmmm......given that there is now a Pactor 4 modem available, this could be
an advantage? JT65 too?

73,

Jack  VK4JRC

On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 3:15 AM, Guy Olinger K2AV <olinger at bellsouth.net>wrote:

> There has been talk off and on from Wayne of completing the firmware
> that would interpret the TCXO cal figures.  Given that, those who
> really want this (for whatever reason - I won't comment on that)
> could, with a separate precise frequency standard, actually develop
> their own TCXO cal figures which pretty much nailed temp change for a
> given K3.  This would be better than figures for a stand-alone TCXO
> calibrated in a lab.
>
> My add to that would be that an individual K3 could be brought into
> line on a curve that would be a fourth of the K3's spec.  My take is
> that without dissing someone for WHY they want it, it IS possible and
> just another aspect of excellence that only lacks firmware to become
> reality.
>
> The TCXO cal interpret firmware would then become a tool which the
> OWNERS could perfect, and in turn can move into future products,
> including a utility that takes a precision calibration routine and
> automatically maxes the frequency stability for a given unit.
>
> It could also become a cottage industry for someone who got really
> good at it to calibrate K3's for temperature stability.
>
> Why not?
>
> 73, Guy.
>
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