Nice idea about how to fix it, Wayne. But how would this cure stability issues on 2 m then? ;-)
73, Olli - DH8BQA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Burdick" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: "Elecraft" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 4:25 AM Subject: [Elecraft] JT65 requirements,and a possible external reference-locking option for the KX3 > Lance Collister, W7GJ wrote: > >> No experience with the KX3 here yet, but this makes me wonder about >> the frequency >> stability on 6m with full throttle out on JT65A mode for 50 seconds >> out of every >> other minute, hour after hour.... >> >> My K3 has always been rock solid. > > Hi Lance, > > The K3's oscillator subsystem is a factor of about 10 more expensive > to manufacture than the one in the KX3. It also takes up about 100 > times more space, which is the real problem. > > But back to JT65. If it turns out the KX3's temperature compensation > can't provide the stability you'd like, we could design an external 10- > MHz locking module for it. This module would be called a "KX3EXREF" -- > the equivalent of the K3EXREF, which does the same job for the K3. > > The only drawback to such a module is that it would have to be > installed in place of the planned 2-meter module. It would use the SMA > connector as the 10-MHz input. > > Would this be of interest? > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > > ----- > E-Mail ist virenfrei. > Von AVG uberpruft - www.avg.de > Version: 2012.0.2195 / Virendatenbank: 2437/5135 - Ausgabedatum: > 16.07.2012 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
