[Elecraft] Why is my K3 off frequency?

[Hal Massey]

It’s not off frequency enough to care about it.

> On Mar 24, 2021, at 9:56 AM, Wes <wes_n7ws at triconet.org> wrote:
> 
> Took the words right out of my mouth. And how does a NCS know check-ins are off frequency, especially if it's a YL?
> 
> Wes  N7WS
> 
> On 3/24/2021 8:24 AM, Andy Durbin wrote:
>> "Calibration aside, stations checking into nets should always zero-beat the Net Control Station regardless of where he is on the dial and regardless of the net's published frequency."
>> 
>> O.k. I'll bite.   I started in amateur radio long enough ago to know how to use a BFO and to know how to zero beat an AM or CW signal.  How does one zero beat a suppressed carrier single sideband phone signal?  I just tune until the voice sounds like I think the voice should sound like.  It is very subjective and I certainly can't tune to less than 12 Hz error.
>> 
>> What technique are others using that enables them to "zero beat" SSB phone to better than 12 Hz accuracy?  I seldom use phone but I'd like to have this technique in my bag of tricks.
>> 
>> 73,
>> Andy, k3wyc
> 
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