[Skimmertalk] RBN Freq Shift in WT Bandmap with K3

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

There has just been a thread on the main Elecraft forum about how to 
adjust your frequency calibration on the K3. I don't believe that there 
are different adjustments for different bands, though.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 10/12/2012 2:26 PM, John Baranyi wrote:
> When I pick skimmer spots off the Wintest bandmap, the returned frequency is off by 300 to more than 600 cycles on my K3.  This occurs on 15 and 10 meters.  Anyone see anything like this?
>
> John B. N8UM, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
>
>
>> From: "Bob Wilson, N6TV" <n6tv at arrl.net>
>> Date: October 12, 2012 1:39:59 PM EDT
>> To: support at win-test.com
>> Subject: Re: [WT-support] RBN Freq Shift in WT Bandmap with K3
>> Reply-To: support at win-test.com
>>
>> Please define what you mean by "way off".  You click on a spot reported at 28025.0 and the radio goes to 28026.0?  No one has reported anything like that.  What type of receiver are you using?
>>
>> The frequency calibration of your receiver could be off on 10m.  You can verify this using a signal generator or even an SWR analyzer with an accurate digital read out.
>>
>> Of course make sure that XIT and RIT on the radio are OFF or zeroed.
>>
>> RBN data is only reported to the nearest 100 Hz (truncated, not rounded), so if the frequency is off by less than 100 Hz, there is nothing else you can do.
>>
>> 73,
>> Bob, N6TV
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 8:11 AM, N8UM <n8um at comcast.net> wrote:
>> When using RBNs or even major clusters such as K3LR in the bandmap, when I click on the spot the frequency returned on 15 and 10 meters is off and I have to retune (re zero).  15 meters  is close but 10  meters is way off.  Is this the right forum to ask the question?
>>
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>>
>> John B.  N8UM  Oak Ridge, Tennessee
>>
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