Steve, just cal using WWV per the manual, then verify by listening to a signal generator or BC station. Doing it by transmitting to the ft857 you may be hearing a spurious signal from the rcvr.
Tony kt0ny Sent from my iPhone On Jul 15, 2012, at 11:14 AM, Steve KC8QVO <kc8...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I am not having any luck with that CAL number. I am on 40 transmitting with > my FT-857D in to a dummy load and I can't find the signal. I've gone way > below and above the transmit frequency (7.025). > > Before when I adjusted the CAL number the first time I was on 40 and did the > same thing - transmitted with the FT-857D and tuned the CAL number, with the > KX3's VFO on the same frequency as the FT-857D, to zero-beat. It took a fair > amount of dial spinning to get there but it went. Now I'm not sure where it > is. > > Is there a standard starting number from the factory? How much variation is > there in CAL numbers? I was thinking if I got a group of numbers and > averaged them I might have a better shot, but until I can even find a signal > on the rig I might be shooting in the dark. > > Steve, KC8QVO > > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-Calibrating-Frequency-Aligning-tp7559098p7559146.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
