Re: [Elecraft] K3EXREF Questions

2011-04-16 Thread Edward R. Cole
And if you want to save about $50, there are several OCXO on e-bay for $40-50 (with many offering free shipping). All you do is hook them to 12vdc and coax to the K3EXREF, as most run at +10 dBm. The waveform may not be a perfect sine wave. --and no satellites were harmed in locking your K3!

Re: [Elecraft] K3EXREF Questions

2011-04-16 Thread Wayne Burdick
dmp.fsnet.co.uk] > Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 10:21 AM > To: Ron D'Eau Claire > Cc: 'Julian, G4ILO'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3EXREF Questions > > Ron - Shouldn't the asterisk be blinking if the K3 is being controlled > by and

Re: [Elecraft] K3EXREF Questions

2011-04-16 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
et.co.uk] Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 10:21 AM To: Ron D'Eau Claire Cc: 'Julian, G4ILO'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3EXREF Questions Ron - Shouldn't the asterisk be blinking if the K3 is being controlled by and external reference? The presence of an asterisk m

Re: [Elecraft] K3EXREF Questions

2011-04-16 Thread Paul Christensen
" To: "Ron D'Eau Claire" Cc: "'Julian, G4ILO'" ; Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 1:21 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3EXREF Questions > Ron - Shouldn't the asterisk be blinking if the K3 is being controlled > by and external reference? The presen

Re: [Elecraft] K3EXREF Questions

2011-04-16 Thread David Pratt
Ron - Shouldn't the asterisk be blinking if the K3 is being controlled by and external reference? The presence of an asterisk merely indicates that it has at some time been controlled by a reference since the last power-up. 73 de David G4DMP In a recent message, Ron D'Eau Claire writes > >I can

Re: [Elecraft] K3EXREF Questions

2011-04-16 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
I can answer 2, Julian. It is yes. If there is no external 10 MHz signal, the K3 reference oscillator reverts to its normal operation. An asterisk (splat, whatever one wants to call it) appears on the LCD when there's an external signal detected, so you know at a glance whether the K3 is being cont

Re: [Elecraft] K3EXREF Questions

2011-04-16 Thread Matt Zilmer
On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 07:07:25 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: The K3EXREF will use either a sine wave input at 4 to 16 dBm (2 to 3.3V), or a TTL signal. The manual advises using a 50 ohm series resistor for 5V TTL to drop the voltage level into the proper range. >1. Will the K3EXREF work straight from the

Re: [Elecraft] K3EXREF Questions

2011-04-16 Thread Paul Christensen
> 1. Will the K3EXREF work straight from the output of an Efratom LPRO-101 > or > does it need a TTL square wave output or something else requiring extra > circuitry between the LPRO and the K3? A 10 MHz sine wave output from the Efratom is fine (+4 dBm to +16 dBm). > 2. If the K3EXREF is instal

[Elecraft] K3EXREF Questions

2011-04-16 Thread Julian, G4ILO
1. Will the K3EXREF work straight from the output of an Efratom LPRO-101 or does it need a TTL square wave output or something else requiring extra circuitry between the LPRO and the K3? 2. If the K3EXREF is installed, will the K3 still work as normal if the frequency standard is not turned on? To