Hi Frank: I have been playing with RIT and XIT various tuning rates and cannot duplicate it here. The K3 follows the K-Pod perfectly.
Since it's only in RIT/XIT, I wonder if you got a bad rocker switch with intermittent contacts on the K-Pod. 73 Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Frank Westphal Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2016 1:48 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPOD RIT/XIT Don, Turned off VFO OFS, but the XIT/RIT tuning from the K-POD is still erratic. Thanks for the suggestion. Frank K6FW On 7/10/16 1:23 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > Frank, > > I don't have the K-Pod to try it, but there may some strange > relationship between your K3 setting of VFO OFS. Try turning VFO OFS > to OFF and see if the K-Pod RIT/XIT selection adjusts RIT properly. > > If that fixes it, of course that is likely a bug, but at least you > will know what is causing it. > I have not heard any other reports of abnormal behavior with the K-Pod > and RIT/XIT, and I have monitored the K-Pod Field Test comments. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 7/10/2016 4:00 PM, Frank Westphal wrote: >> I have noticed one issue with my K-POD. >> >> When I move the rocker switch to RIT/XIT on the K-POD and turn the >> RIT/XIT function on from the front panel of my K3 spinning the knob >> on the K-POD does not reliability change the value of the RIT/XIT. It >> will tune some but not consistently. Turning the RIT/XIT control >> from the front panel of the K3 works normally. >> >> VFO A and VFO B respond to turning the knob on the K-POD normally. >> >> With the rocker switch in XIT/RIT position on the K-POD and the K3 >> RIT/XIT function turned off then the K-POD tuning knob adjusts VFO A >> in coarse mode. This is normal for the way I have the K3 programmed. >> >> I assume this must be a bug in the 5.50 beta firmware which I have >> installed. >> >> As a side note installing the surface mount resister in the K3 is not >> for those inexperienced in micro soldering. >> >> Frank >> K6FW >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 Message delivered to >> [email protected] >> > > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
