[Elecraft] Calibrating RX on the K144XV

[Randy Diddel]

Hi all,

I have recently installed a K144XV in my K3s.  From the factory, the offset value in the lower part of the band is +3.29 however, I tune into the Beam Spinner’s net every morning here in the Denver area on 144.200 however, with the factory recommendation, I have to tune 144.199.75 to hear stations clearly.  Tuning the K3s’s VFO to 144.200, I have to change the offset to about +3.59 and then everyone sounds good and are ‘on frequency.’ There are several stations with have 9700’s so I would think they would be bang-on.

So, should I set the offset by ear, should I recalibrate, or ???  I do own an XG3 so if I knew how to properly calibrate it, I could go that way too.

Any help is appreciated!

73

K5RHD

/randy