[Elecraft] K3 TXCO for JT65?

Brian Alsop alsopb at nc.rr.com
Fri Mar 1 14:36:13 EST 2013


Frank,

Yes the standard TXCO is good enough for JT65.  It is also good enough 
for WSPR which is even more picky.

Last test I did of drift was at 24.9 MHz.  The K3 (standard TXCO) 
drifted 3Hz/hr (after a 6 hours of warmup) relative to my Rb standard.
Expect more if you just turn K3 on and use.

73 de Brian/K3KO

On 3/1/2013 18:15, Frank Precissi wrote:
> Hi Gang,
>
> After hoarding away my lunch money from the XYL, I'm about ready to buy a
> K3 so my KX3 has some Elecraft company.
>
> I like to do JT65, so my question is that should I go for the high
> precision TXCO or is the default adequate?
>
> Oh, and if I take the hour drive to Aptos with a fist-full of cash, will
> they sell me a K3 from there (my XYL looks at the credit card reciepts) heh
> :)
>
> Frank
> KG6EYC
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