[Elecraft] XG50 power on aging cycle

[Mike Parkes]

Thanks Don, in that case I may just leave it as is!
73, Mike AB7RU

On Sat, Oct 12, 2019, 1:42 PM Don Wilhelm <donwilh at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> Mike,
>
> As the instructions indicate, you only have to do it once.
> That is for initial aging of the crystal.
>
> If you are getting only 1 Hz drift on 40 meters, note that the frequency
> stability spec for the KX3 is +/- 1 ppm for a temperature range of 0 to
> 50 degC.  So you may not be able to do a lot better, much depends on the
> temperature range inside the enclosure.
> If you are running it at more than 5 watts, you might do well to invest
> in an aftermarket heatsink.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 10/12/2019 3:52 PM, Mike Parkes wrote:
> > Hello Elecraft !
> > I want to run the KX3 Extended VFO Temperature Compensation procedure
> again
> > as I still get +/- 1 drift on 40 meters wspr. The instructions say: "If
> > using the Elecraft XG50 *for the first time*, an 8 hour power-on aging
> > cycle is recommended but not required." I did this the first time I ran
> the
> > procedure.
> >
> > Q: Is the 8 hr warm up recommended *every* time you run the procedure? Or
> > was that just once, for the new XG50?
> >
>