[Elecraft] freq drift/front end KX3

[Robert Galambos]

On 12-05-23 10:25 PM, ~BG~ wrote:
> Is yours a factory build or kit?

#33 factory built
> Mine's a kit and I while building it, the
> full-turn spacing for the inside nut for the VFO encoder was a bit far for
> mine to make contact.  I noticed that while adjusting the VFO, that it
> would sometime wander even though I hadn't touched it.  In my case, I think
> there was just a bit of play in the VFO and once I had it properly seated
> and making clean contact the drifting disappeared.

funny you should mention that. i had to reseat the vfoa as the nut 
holding the vfo in place on the front panel was completely lose. i had 
hand tighten it and afterwards everything was ok.
>
> Also does it do it after the radio has been on for a while, or only after
> freshly powered up?  Even with a bit of play in my VFO, the wandering would
> disappear after a few minutes of being powered on. (note my KX3 no longer
> exhibits this behavior at all once I got my VFO issues sorted out).

i would say just the opposite. i noticed it after it had been turned for 
awhile

thanks for the advice though. i thought i was going crazy

73
>
>
> ./ben
> W6MCM
>
> On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 6:58 PM, Robert Galambos<va3bxg at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> 1) i was trying to set up a dipole antenna to get my first QSO. i was on
>> 40 m and as i was tinkering with my head ]phones
>>   i noticed that i had a 0.1 drift on the LCD readout VFOA. the readout
>> had dropped by that much.. in fact it did more then once. i would tune
>> to a freq, and then listen (not touching anything) and without any other
>> change it would drift by itself???
>>
>> 2) another item. i removed all wires etc from the radio, and found that
>> there was a lot of noise. even my buddy, who has been a ham for many
>> years wondered what was happening. and what is happening.
>>
>> thought i would ask the gurus here if they know what is going on?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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