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Friday, October 23, 2015

QST Error on Elecraft K3 Phase Noise Measurement CORRECTED


Wayne Burdick, N6KR, of Elecraft let us know that there was an error in the QST article about the KSYN3A Synthesizer Upgrade.  The original graph in the QST article showed an improvement in phase noise at close-in frequencies, but it also showed a significant worsening of the phase noise beyond 10 kHz.  THIS CHART WAS INCORRECT.    The Upgrade does, in fact, improve the phase noise performance as shown in the corrected graph above.  A corrected version of the article appears here:
 
Thanks for letting us know about this Wayne.  We have long been big fans of Elecraft and are proud that a picture of your KX3 appears on all of our blog pages under the headline "One of the Best Receivers in the World."

Pete and I will continue our study and discussion of phase noise;  as synthesizers make their way into more and more of our hombrew rigs it is important for us to understand the significance of this parameter.   

 

2 comments:

  1. Hi Bill,

    Thanks for posting the correction so quickly. Great blog, BTW!

    73,
    Wayne
    N6KR

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  2. I sent this on to Dan, KB6NU, so he can re-post on his Ham Radio blog at http://www.kb6nu.com/

    73,
    Dave
    N8SBE

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