Good question Don, Check out on this. If the sending station is tuned in to a
zero beat that is I match my K3 frequency to his, then turn on the RIT to get a
pitch I like. Doesn't that make my Tx signal the same as his?
Mel, K6KBE
From: Don Wilhelm <donw...@embarqmail.com>
To: Mel Farrer <farrerfo...@yahoo.com>; "r...@aol.com" <r...@aol.com>;
"elecraft@mailman.qth.net" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 9, 2017 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 slightly off frequency
Mel and all,
If you are talking about CW, then using RIT is a sure way to get the
actual received frequency different than the transmitted frequency. In
fact, that is one easy way to define RIT.
During RX, the K3 will show the actual frequency (at your chosen
sidetone pitch) that you are listening to.
But if you have RIT or XIT turned on, the transmit frequency will be
different than the receive frequency.
Hopefully your perception of "zerobeat" means that you have tuned the
signal until the tone is equal to your sidetone pitch (SPOT) and not an
attempt to tune to zero frequency (which is incorrect and will produce
'strange' frequency readings).
73,
Don W3FPR
On 4/9/2017 6:14 PM, Mel Farrer wrote:
> I dial in the frequency, zerobeat, I want and use the pitch or RIT to
> get the "sound" I want.
>
> Mel, K6KBE
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Don Wilhelm <donw...@embarqmail.com>
> *To:* r...@aol.com; elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> *Sent:* Sunday, April 9, 2017 3:06 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Elecraft] K3 slightly off frequency
>
> Dick,
>
> Another thing to check (and I assume CW operation) - make sure you are
> listening at the same pitch as you have set in the sidetone pitch.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 4/9/2017 5:42 PM, Dick via Elecraft wrote:
> > I have a K3 kit that's been back to the factory for repair and
> alignment,
> > and a K3S that was factory made and aligned. Regardless which one I'm
> > using, most of the time when I get "spotted" by RBN, my frequency
> is listed as
> > being 100hz higher than listed on the K3's front panel digital readout.
> > This has often made me wonder if both of my K3's are slightly off
> frequency.
> > Could it be that many/most K3's are "slightly off frequency"?
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