[Elecraft] KX3 - Calibrating Frequency/Aligning?

[Steve KC8QVO]

I have tuned around the bands a bit on my KX3 but I haven't had a QSO on it
yet. I was working on hooking up a mic the past couple days and got it wired
up. So I decided to give it a try listening on my FT-857D. The KX3 was
plugged in to a dummy load. 

I put both rigs in CW first just to see what the signal strength was like
listening on an antenna and transmitting in to the dummy load. I couldn't
find the transmitted signal from the KX3. 

Long story short, I changed bands a few times and that didn't work. So I put
the antenna on the KX3 and found that I was detecting a close signal on the
other rig. I took a spin around the dial to find it. 

My KX3 was on 18.070 and my FT-857D tuned it in at 18.057.67. I put the
dummy load back on the KX3 and tried USB. Without touching the frequency on
the KX3 the FT-857D pulled in the SSB signal at 18.057.5, 12.5kHz off. 

The FT-857D is my every day rig in the truck, I know its not that far off. 

How can I align/calibrate the frequency on the KX3? 

Steve, KC8QVO



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