OK, Jim. RX ISO *should not* have helped, but what the heck. In the KX3's architecture, a moving birdie that correlates to the VFO ought to be associated with the LO. At least in a sane world...
Maybe someone else can chime in. 73, matt W6NIA On Mon, 17 Feb 2014 09:42:28 -0800, you wrote: >Matt, > >Turned it on, but it didn't help. I've since turned it off, as I understand >that it causes slightly higher battery drain. > >Tnx for giving it a shot though! > >Jim / W6JHB > > >On Sunday, Feb 16, 2014, at Sunday, 5:48 PM, Matt Zilmer wrote: > >> Hi Jim, >> >> I'm not sure this will work, but try enabling RX ISO in the MENU. >> >> 73, >> matt W6NIA >> >> On Sun, 16 Feb 2014 17:15:18 -0800, you wrote: >> >>> I'm running the current firmware release in the KX3, the Mac OS is at >>> 10.7.5. I bring up NaP3 to see the CW signals on a band and I am seeing a >>> "birdie" or "spike" (or whatever you want to call it) right at the pitch >>> offset frequency. So, for example, with the KX3 pitch set to 550 Hz, and >>> the KX3 sitting on 24.890.00, I'm seeing this thing at 24.890.55. I know >>> absolutely it is the pitch frequency, because I can press & hold CMP and >>> change the pitch frequency and the spikey guy moves with it. Fortunately >>> I'm not talking about a 40db over S9 signal - it is more in the order of >>> about S3 or so. But it is enough to be distracting when looking at the >>> spanadapter and also enough to cover up any "blips" from weak signals >>> underneath it. When I turn on the waterfall view on NaP3, I'm seeing a >>> solid cyan line vertically right under that spike. >>> >>> I can move this spike to my "center line" by changing the global offset in >>> the Configure>Rig panel to what my pitch frequency is. But doing so causes >>> me to not be on a signal when I've clicked on it. >> >> Matt Zilmer, W6NIA >> www.elecraft.com >> 831-763-4211 x129 >> Skype: matt.zilmer >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 > >______________________________________________________________ >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 Matt Zilmer, W6NIA -- "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." -A. Lincoln ______________________________________________________________ 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
