[Elecraft] K3 Frequency Calibration

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

I've been wondering for some time if my 10-year-old K3's frequency 
calibration was off, because it seemed like most spots of me were well 
off when I clicked on them, usually in one direction.  Not having a 
frequency counter, I went to the alternative method outlined in page 49 
of the manual.  I thought I did it all "by the book", but found that 
when I was done 15-MHz WWV's carrier frequency (determined by 
zero-beating the carrier) was almost 400 Hz low. Since I wasn't looking 
for FMT-level accuracy, I went back to WWV and adjusted the REF CAL 
setting by ear until 15.000 on my RX dial was as close to zero-beat with 
WWV as I could tell. We'll see how it worked out, but I wonder if I 
simply have some fundamental misunderstanding of what's involved.  
Wouldn't be the first time...

-- 
73, Pete N4ZR
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