[Elecraft] K3 Frequency Calibration vs the Reverse Beacon Network

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

I love my K3, but one thing puzzles me.  When I jump to a Reverse Beacon 
Network spot (on CW), the perceived audio tone of the station's CW is 
almost always higher than where I have my Pitch set, so in order to 
center the signal, I wind up tuning up-frequency perhaps 100-200 Hz.  
This is not altogether a bad thing, because it may move me out of the 
packet spot pileup, but it strikes me as odd.

Of course, packet spots' frequency is only reported to the nearest 100 
Hz, so I'd expect +/- 50 Hz variation in the tone of signals I jump on, 
but this appears to be bigger than that, and systematically in one 
direction.  Back in the day, I would have assumed my receiver 
calibration was off, and taken steps to bring it on-frequency, but in 
this case I don't know what to do.  I'm not particularly enthusiastic 
about fiddling with the Reference Oscillator calibration unless that is 
necessary.

Coincidentally, when I tune in WWV in CW mode, the tone frequency of the 
carrier is where it should be, with a Hz or two, as measured by the 
beating with the Spot tone.

Any ideas?

-- 
73, Pete N4ZR
The World Contest Station Database, at www.conteststations.com
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spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 and
arcluster.reversebeacon.net, port 7000