[Elecraft] New Synth Question...

[David Cole]

Hi,

Thanks for the response Eric, is there a way to get around that?  

It sounds like no matter what I feed as a reference, I may have that at
all times, as the synthesizer locks to whatever reference I use?  

Is my assumption correct?  

I ask because if getting the higher accuracy reference would help, I'll
get it.

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On Wed, 2015-04-22 at 16:44 -0700, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:
> I believe the small 1/4 Hz steps are a normal result of maintaining
> lock of the KSYN3a to the K3 Reference Oscillator. 
> 
> 73,
> Eric
> elecraft.com
> 
> 
> On 4/22/2015 4:35 PM, Mark Bayern wrote:
> 
> > Check Elecraft's website for the latest mod. The frequency shift it
> > describes might be what you're observing. The good news? There is an
> > easy fix.
> > 
> > From the application note:
> > 
> > "The K3EXREF option allows the K3 to be closely locked to an external
> > 10-MHz reference. Some K3 owners reported a pe"riodic frequency jump
> > of up to 40 Hz on 2 meters (using the K3’s K144XV module with PLL lock
> > option) when the K3EXREF board was added. We found that the K3EXREF
> > was causing a shift in the 49.380-MHz reference oscillator frequency.
> > This can be fixed with a simple modification to the KREF3 module.
> > 
> > Mark  AD5SS
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 2:47 PM, David Cole <dave at nk7z.net> wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > 
> > > I have the new SYNTHs installed, and all is working as it seems it
> > > should.  As soon as I installed the nnew Synthys, I saw a sawtooth
> > > waveform when looking at very small frequency corrections.  On the order
> > > of about 1/4 HZ. steps, then a correction, then another 1/4 HZ step,
> > > etc.
> > > 
> > > If I were to get the frequency standard for the K3, will that reduce the
> > > step size?
> > > 
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