[Elecraft] Zerobeat issue

[Ken G Kopp]

Rocky, check the tuning interval setting of the VFO on 40M.

73 - Ken, K0PP
On Jul 26, 2014 6:59 AM, "rocky cookus" <wd6cmp at gmail.com> wrote:

> Was on 40 meters trying but unable to zerobeat a CW carrier with my K3, and
> noticed that the gradations in tone from this signal were not continuous
> but were in intervals.  QSY'd to 20 and the signals were OK, and when
> coming back to 40, was able to spot tune a CW signal.
> This is an intermittent issue and not a common one, but it does happen from
> time to time.  Any ideas would be appreciated.  Perhaps there is some sort
> of intermod mixing that creates this distortion.  Anyone else notice this
> problem?  If I had to graph this problem, it would be with a step function.
>
> If it were a musical instrument producing these non-continuous tones, I
> would say the instrument is unable to play chromatic scales.  This issue
> typically goes away quickly, but is puzzling.
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