[Elecraft] P3 & K3 not quite in sync.

[Gary Smith]

Thank you!

I sure missed that. Works perfectly now.

73,

Gary
KA1J

> See p24 of the P3 Owner's Manual.  Section:  Frequency Calibration.
> Yours might need a touch up.
> 
> 73,
> matt W6NIA
> 
> 
> On Sun, 06 Apr 2014 13:21:24 -0400, you wrote:
> 
> >I'm on 12M and I tune in a station and I see the peak'apex of that 
> >signal on the graph on the P3 but it is slightly lower than where it 
> >is the strongest on the K3. To hear the station loudest and keep the 
> >P3 indicator in place I need to adjust the shift one step lower than 
> >the FC asterisk is set at.
> >
> >For example; the peak of the signal and the freq shown on the P3 are 
> >on 24.899.88 (the K3 reads 24.899.884) however, on the K3's CWT 
> >setting it is two marks to the left of center and the signal is 
> >audibly obviously low. If I turn the shift one click CCW I hear the 
> >station clearly. If I hit spot and tune to get the signal at its best 
> >the frequency of the K3 shifts to 24.899.958 and I hear the station 
> >as the expected but the apex of the signal on the P3 has shifted 
> >left.
> >
> >Another example: On the P3 , the apex of the stations signal is 
> >28.019.90 the station is obviously low to my ears, the K3 reads 
> >28.019.900 and the signal on the CWT reads2-3 marks low. I hit spot 
> >and the signal is exactly now right but the P3 now reads 28.019.96 
> >and the K3 now reads 28.019.961 and the apex of the signal is 
> >obviously to the left of the marker where the K3 is set.
> >
> >Is there a calibration I've missed that I need to perform to get the 
> >K3 & P3 to be in sync?
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Gary
> >KA1J 
> >
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