[Elecraft] K3: internal 2m transverter offset problem

[W1GO (Joe)]

Jim

I have the same issue pre and post REFLOCK installation.  My software is up to date.

I'm still trying to troubleshoot it. 

Joe
W1GO

> On May 3, 2016, at 14:03, Jim Spears <n1nk at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> I have K3 s/n 6866 with internal 2m transverter.  I have not paid much
> attention to the transverter for a while but I noticed something odd a
> couple days ago and have not been able to do anything about it.
> 
> 
> 
> If I set the Elecraft XG3 to 144.100 and feed its output into the
> transverter input connector, the signal shows up at 144.095, 5 KHz low.  
> 
> 
> 
> If I tell this K3 to output 2m rf on 144.100, I hear the signal at 144.015
> on K3 s/n 6425 which has an external 2m transverter.
> 
> 
> 
> I first noticed this when monitoring a local 2m FM repeater and could not
> copy its output until I tuned 5 KHz low.
> 
> 
> 
> The K3 does have an external 10 MHz clock and CONFIG REF CAL has the
> blinking asterisk.  FWIW, the value shown is 49.379.962.
> 
> 
> 
> CONFIG XV OFS is 144  -0.08 and cannot be changed, when I go to adjust it
> REFLOCK appears.
> 
> 
> 
> What's up Doc?
> 
> 
> 
> Jim/N1NK
> 
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