[TenTec] Frequency Misalignment Between VFO A and VFO B

Carl Moreschi n4py at arrl.net
Mon Feb 18 08:36:33 EST 2008


My N4PY Orion Software has a procedure to do this.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
121 Little Bell Drive
Bell Mountain
Hays, NC 28635
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kim Elmore" <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 8:32 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Frequency Misalignment Between VFO A and VFO B


> For some  time, I've noticed what seemed to be a very slight 
> frequency misalignment between VFO A and VFO B when in the binaural 
> mode (A in one ear and B in the other).
> 
> On my O II it's noticeable even in the noise as what sounds like a 
> beat note in stereo phasing when both VFOs are tuned to the same 
> frequency. Last night, I chased this down and found that VFO B is 
> about 6 Hz lower in frequency that VFO A. This isn't a terribly big 
> deal, but is there a way to align the two, or are the master 
> oscillators different so that the two drift around slightly as a 
> matter of course?
> 
> Kim Elmore, N5OP
> 
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