I was wondering if it should be possible to tone match using the SPOT feature on CW against a transmission from my KX1 which my frequency counter claims is accurate...
-- "It takes brains. It's not like forward, where you can get away with scoring and not play defense... On defense you have to be thinking." ---Chris Chelios David M. Katinsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Hisashi T Fujinaka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2004 14:21:40 -0700 (PDT) > To: Don Wilhelm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net, "Linden, Mike (BRC-Hes)" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 Frequency Calibration > > Speaking of zero beating, why not get an AM receiver tuned to WWV and > zero beat the tone from the AM receiver to the SSB receiver? That way > you can get within fractions of 1 Hz and it's a lot easier than watching > a computer screen. > > I found that I couldn't get the K2 spot on because of the calibration > procedure. I got it darn close, though. > > On Wed, 7 Jul 2004, Don Wilhelm wrote: > >> Michael and all, >> >> Yes, because the K2 has independent BFO adjustments for USB and LSB you must >> know that both BFOs have been properly set before you can do 'tone matching' >> to determine the correct dial setting. It IS a good method to verify that >> one has achieved correct calibration, but if the dial calibration is >> suspect, attempting to get it correct by matching the LSB/USB tones may >> prove to be an exercise in frustration. >> >> If you need to set WWV right on (as when using it to set the reference >> oscillator with the N6KR method), I recommend using Spectrogram to view the >> frequency of the transmitted tones - they will alternate between 500 and 600 >> Hz in alternate minutes. See the dial calibration article on my webpage >> www.qsl.net/w3fpr for more detailed information. >> >> 73, >> Don W3FPR >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >>> I've found that using the frequency calibration method in which you >> switch >>> between LSB/USB when monitoring the tone (tuning for the point at which >>> there is the least difference in the WWV tone between LSB and USB) on WWV >> at >>> 15 or 20 MHz works very well on my Kenwood TS-930S. Given the fact that >> the >>> K2 has independent BFO settings for LSB/USB, can this method be accurately >>> used to check the K2's display frequency against WWV? >>> >>> Thanks, Michael N9BDF > > -- > Hisashi T Fujinaka - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > BSEE(6/86) + BSChem(3/95) + BAEnglish(8/95) + MSCS(8/03) + $2.50 = latte > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: > http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
