On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:16:41 -0800 (PST)
"Julian, G4ILO" <[email protected]> wrote:
JIM DAVIS-11 wrote:
It seems that in our hobby why in the heck would any individual really
need a TCXO or whatever
in the first place? As most ovens are only switched on when the rig is
instead of being
on CONTINUOUSLY whether the main rig is ON or OFF!!! Ovens really don't
make that much
sense!
The 1PPM TCXO of the K3 is supposed to support the ability to be calibrated
over a range of temperatures so it doesn't need the rig to be on all the
time to improve stability. Unfortunately, unless I missed it in one of the
updates, the firmware support for this is still "on the list".
Just as some folks obsess over receiver performance specs, others like to
feel that their frequency readout is "spot on". As with many things in this
hobby, whether or not it is really necessary to know your frequency to that
level of accuracy is irrelevant. :)
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Julian,
A very astute explanation to a quandry that has boggled "Hamdom" since
time-immemorial
so to speak!!!
Very warmest regards and to you and yours a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR and that all of
us NEW K3
owners can come up with many more NEW innovations to improve our "Great"
machines EVEN
MORE!!!
ELECRAFT ROCKS!!!
Jim/nn6ee
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