OK, here is the heads up. Mea Culpa (as usual :) )
What I had done before was to use CWT and spot to zero beat the signal from my XG1 and then switch off CWT. I now assumed the signal was centred. This does not appear to be the case. I tested this with all 3 versions of the Utility and got the same result. Then I did it manually, centering the signal by ear et voila! It now looks and feels right :) 73 Ian -- Ian J Maude, G0VGS SysOp GB7MBC & HB9DRV-9 DX Clusters Member RSGB, GQRP 9838, FISTS 14077 | K3 #455 http://www.amateurradiotraining.org On 24 April 2010 15:38, Joe Planisky <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ian, > > Some earlier versions of the K3 Utility for Mac and Linux would produce the > symptoms you describe. If you're using a Mac or Linux box to do the > procedure and don't have the latest version of the K3 Utility, I would > recommend updating the K3 Utility and trying the gain calibration again. > If you ARE using the latest Mac/Linux K3 Utility, I would suggest trying the > calibration using the Windows version if you have access to a Windows > machine. > > If none of the above applies to you, then I don't know what else to > suggest. > > 73 > -- > Joe KB8AP > > > On Apr 24, 2010, at 5:36 AM, Ian Maude wrote: > > Hi all, >> I have been playing with the RF gain calibration procedure on my K3. I >> have >> used my XG1 as a signal source after fitting a new battery :) >> What I found had surprised me. If I turn down the RF gain, I cannot >> completely lose a signal. The RF gain will not move the s-meter about >> about >> s7. Now obviously the rig is much more quiet but it seems to me that this >> is incorrect. If I use the factory default settings, the RF gain acts in >> the way I would have expected. I am fairly confident that the XG1 is OK. >> That is I see s9 on several rigs for 50uV. >> I would appreciate your thoughts :) >> >> 73 Ian >> > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
