[Elecraft] KX3 - Calibrating Frequency/Aligning?

Don Wilhelm w3fpr at embarqmail.com
Sat Jul 14 22:52:09 EDT 2012


Steve,

The frequency calibration is in the manual.

Refer to the KX3 manual beginning on page 31 to calibrate your reference 
frequency..  That procedure should achieve an accuracy better then +/- 1 
ppm.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 7/14/2012 10:09 PM, Steve KC8QVO wrote:
> Here are some more numbers:
>
>          FT857D / KX3
> 160:     1800 / 1801.18
> 80:     3.500 /3.502.35
> 40:     7.000 / 7.004.76
> 30:   10.100 / 10.106.88
> 20:   14.000 / 14.009.55
> 17:   18.100 / 18.112.37
> 15:   21.000 / 21.014.36
> 12:   24.900 / 24.917.1
> 10:   28.000 / 28.019.18
> 6:    50.100 / 50.134.32
>
> These were all measured on CW. I have a service monitor back home so I have
> a better reference to use, just not with me right now. If there is an
> alignment procedure that would be a big help.
>
> Steve, KC8QVO
>
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