Re: [Elecraft] Calibrating KTCXO3 with the XG3

2014-04-30 Thread Matt Zilmer
Typically, the Trimble Thunderbolt GPSDO 10 MHZ reference exceeds +/-100 PPT. Not sure of the statistics, but that's the high end of the range Lady Heather reports. This GPSDO outputs a slightly distorted sine wave at around 8 dBm, which is within the K3's rated input range. I just leave mine co

Re: [Elecraft] Calibrating KTCXO3 with the XG3

2014-04-30 Thread Don Wilhelm
Slava, Most external reference sources have an output of +10 dBm or somewhere around that level. It is not a matter of simply calibrating, the external reference is intended to be connected continuously. Yes, there is a data table created that can be used when the reference is not present. I

[Elecraft] Calibrating KTCXO3 with the XG3

2014-04-29 Thread Slava Baytalskiy
Hello again, everyone! I just installed the K3EXREF board in my K3 and i also have the KTCXO3 unit in there from before. The idea was to use the XG3 as the external 10 MHz reference for calibration. I wasn't thrilled with the accuracy of the zero-beat method that i was using (or rather i wasn't t