[Elecraft] 6m off-frequency

[Fred Jensen]

Indeed!  The huge gulf between "precision" and "accuracy."   A display 
with gobs of decimal places can be colossally but precisely wrong.  It 
is also true that frequencies that end in .000 are "better" for many 
people so I avoid them when looking for a run frequency. [:-)

This problem on 6 meters sure sounds like XIT or maybe SPLIT is engaged 
for that band and has been remembered.  Years ago, 30 meters went dead 
with infinite SWR on my K3 -- all the rest were fine.  Wayne finally 
telephoned me and his first question was, "Which antenna is selected?"  
Antenna selection is remembered by band.

73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 6/11/17 11:28 AM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:
>
> Also, the advent of digital readouts can cause this type of discussion 
> to arise.  Seems that everyone thinks the digital display is 
> absolutely accurate.  In most cases it is not a frequency measuring 
> system but rather a frequency display based on certain accepted 
> oscillator frequencies {which may or may not be absolute}  and math 
> calculations if the firmware.   It seems that we've migrated to 
> setting the radio with the display to be on a specific indicated value.