Don (and, also Joe)... Thanks for the answers and the clarification. Now, I think I can move on with the receiver alignment task and then finish up the kit. However, even though I am not done any alignment yet, the receiver seems to work pretty good.
73, phil, K7PEH On Nov 11, 2010, at 4:50 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > Phil, > > The frequency display is not always simply MHz and kHz. It all depends ... > The final display depends on the frequency resolution that you have set by > tapping (or holding) the VFO knob. > Consider that the display shows only 3 digits. > > If you hold the VFO knob down, the display (and the knob resolution) will > change to kHz. So what is displayed when you tap the band button is MHz > followed by kHz (and nothing more). > > If you tap the VFO knob to show 1 place behind the decimal, the VFO knob > tunes in 100 Hz increments and the display shows those 100 Hz increments. So > the display will show something like 32.5 when tuned to 7032.5 kHz. When you > tap the BAND button, you will see "7" followed by "032" and then the display > will show 32.5. > > If you tap the VFO knob again, you will be set to 10 Hz increments, and the > display will show something like 2.54 (using the example above). Tapping the > BAND button will consecutively show you "7", then "032" and finally "2.54". > > So it really does flash first MHz, and then kHz, but then shows you the > greatest resolution that you have set by tapping/holding the VFO knob. > > In other words, there is an initial display (MHz), then an interim display of > the kHz, then a final display which can be either 10 Hz, 100 Hz or 1 kHz > depending on the resolution that you have set. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > > On 11/11/2010 7:23 PM, Phil Hystad wrote: >> Question For you KX1 experts... >> >> I am in the process of building a KX1 and I am currently doing the Receiver >> Alignment as described on page 45 of the manual. >> >> I am stuck. I don't understand the VFO frequency readout. My KX1 is >> behaving differently then the description in the manual and I am not sure >> what kind of mistake I am making or if there is something wrong with the KX1 >> at this stage (although, all tests and functionality have shown to be OK up >> until this point). >> >> Here is the problem. The manual says (page 64) that when you tap the BAND >> button that the LED readout will the frequency, first showing the MHz, then >> KHz. Then, it says that L or U are added in LSB or USB modes. >> >> But, when I tap the BAND button, I get the MHz readout of 7 then I get two >> readouts following that as 080 and then 80.0 and only on this third number >> display is the decimal point lit up. Thus, tapping the BAND button displays >> 7, then 080, and then 80.0. Now, I can use the VFO Tune to adjust this >> final number but I am not sure why I am getting three numbers whereas the >> manual says that I would get two. >> >> Also, I don't see how to pick a particular frequency as the VFO Tune control >> and the LED readout do not seem to correspond in a manner that makes sense. >> So, I am missing something. >> >> For example, if the frequency were something like 7.058 then I would expect >> the first number to be 7, the second number to be 058. >> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
