[Elecraft] KX3: thermal frequency drift

[Oliver Dröse]

As you need to do the extend temp procedure at +/- 50 MHz that's no 
option, Matt.

@Ed:
The K3 will work fine as source for the ext. temp. procedure. Just turn 
it down to lowest power or use the transverter out port.

73, Olli - DH8BQA

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Am 11.04.2014 23:58, schrieb Matt VK2RQ:
> You are probably better off zero-beating to WWV. You should easily be able to get within 500mHz or less.
>
> 73,
> Matt VK2RQ
>
>> On 12 Apr 2014, at 6:39 am, Edward R Cole <kl7uw at acsalaska.net> wrote:
>>
>> It was suggested I do the Temp Compensation Procedure.  Unfortunately I do not have a stable 50-MHz signal source. However I did run the Reference Frequency Calibration using my XG3.  Call this "Part Two":
>>
>> I sampled the RF output of the XG3 with my counter and also input that to the KX3 for the Calib.  This required running at 0 dBm to inject strong enough signal for the counter (approx -3 dBm).  I turned on the ATT for the KX3 to keep input from overdriving.  Got about S9 signal level.
>>
>> I got it adjusted to within about 2-Hz.  The XG3 drifts approx +/- 2 Hz so difficult to set the Ref*Frequency using it.  But that eliminated most of the 38 Hz offset I saw last night.  Running the Tx at 5w afterward drift was in the range of 0 to +7 Hz for a 50-second key down run.  The drift is not steady in one direction so average error is probably in the neighborhood of +5 Hz with 5-Hz uncertainty in the measurement.  Crude but gives a ballpark idea what to expect.
>>
>> Today's measurements were all with new heat sink installed.  Temp Comp. probably would lower these numbers a bit.
>>
>> I might try running my K3 as signal source for Temp Comp. if it holds more stable then the XG3 at 50-MHz.  I am using the EXREF so it may be better?
>>
>> 73, Ed - KL7UW
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