[Elecraft] K3: Frequency Stability of radio

Dave Cole dave at nk7z.net
Sat Aug 12 21:08:34 EDT 2017


I'll respond to my post to keep things short...  Thank you to both 
posters for the info.  You answered my questions.

73s and thanks,
Dave
NK7Z
http://www.nk7z.net

On 08/12/2017 04:00 PM, Dave Cole wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I use a program called SBSpectrum to graph very subtle changes in 
> Doppler of the Ionosphere, while using WWV as a standard.  The changes 
> are on the order of only a few Hz at most.
> 
> I have noted the K3 makes frequency corrections every few minutes in 
> discrete steps.  These steps are too large for what I want.
> 
> If I add an external frequency standard, like a GPSDO, will the K3 still 
> display these steps in frequency correction, or will the K3 simply lock 
> to the external signal source and not move in frequency?
> 
> I asked this once before about a year ago, and got an answer, but I have 
> forgotten that answer...  Sorry for the repeat question.
> 


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