[Elecraft] K3 freq goes wonky

[Dr. William J. Schmidt, II]

Interesting. Ive had a similar issue with N1MM and my K3. Every once in a while it will add 0.2 KC to the main frequency. Its always been + and I've not been able to figure out why it happens. 


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> On Jun 21, 2015, at 6:34 PM, Fred Jensen <k6dgw at foothill.net> wrote:
> 
> No ideas, however on the outside chance that it might be related ...
> 
> running N1MM+ in contests, every now and then, my K3 goes into a frequency scan, sometimes up, sometimes down.  It doesn't seem to matter where I was when it starts.  It has never done that without N1MM running so I'm guessing N1MM is sending it some commands, but I don't know that is isn't in the K3.  My casual operation comes in much shorter periods than contests, maybe if I got into a 10 hour rag chew it would do it. :-)
> 
> Hope you can find it.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Fred K6DGW
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015
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> 
>> On 6/21/2015 12:20 PM, Frontier ac2ev wrote:
>> Yeah that's a great subject line. So this weekend I was trying to
>> operate kids day at 14.280MHZ I was told that I was actually at
>> 14.275.01 I noticed on the P3 that between 14.272 and 14.285 the VFO
>> lost control. The P3 would start drifting with the K3 and it would
>> smear across the screen. I wouldn't be able to hear anyone on
>> frequency. If I tuned up and down they continued to sound like they
>> were off frequency. This only happens between 14.272 and 14.285
>> 
>> Going to try resetting and reloading firmware but not sure that's
>> going help. Any ideas?
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