[Elecraft] K3 Frequency Calibration

[John Stengrevics]

Hi Pete,

The WWV method worked for me until it didn’t.  On the advice of one of the K3 gurus, I am now using a Leo Bodnar frequency source.  Works great.

73,

John
WA1EAZ

> On Dec 16, 2021, at 4:34 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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