[Lowfer] Accurate and stable receiving equipment
Ed Phillips
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Fri, 01 Feb 2002 15:10:20 -0800
Lyle Koehler wrote:
>
> >does the Pro come with a variable BFO offset
>
> Yes, the BFO is tunable in 25 Hz steps from 300 to 900 Hz, and the BFO pitch
> is displayed when you bring up the "Filter" menu. Unfortunately, the BFO is
> apparently generated within the DSP stages and is not derived from the
> master reference oscillator. The drift and error is very small, but not as
> close to zero as it could be.
>
> Lyle, K0LR
When I want to tune the receiver to a specific input to frequency to
get a specific audio output frequency I use the RIT control, which is
adjustable in 1 Hz steps. The BFO tuning is coarse.
Ed