KX3 Temp. Cal. Routine Issue Revisited

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So I'm having the same problem as I've read in a few past posts (with no resolution). At Approx. 40DegC I lose the signal in the speaker, the S meter reads no signal, and the F value starts to wildly swing in the 700 range. I'm directing my hot air at the heatsink for what that's worth. I had it increasing at about 1degC per 1-2 minutes as instructed. I can't imagine the procedure is still going ok given those symptoms but maybe it is. Any thoughts? Thanks.
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Hi Rick,

I did not have the same results as you have described using a hair dryer.
But, I didn't get the results I wanted or expected using a hair dryer based
on process documented in the Elecraft manual.  If you can find an
incandescent light bulb (60w is fine) and try that instead of the hair
dryer, I wonder if your results will be different.  I had much better
results with the light bulb approach than the hair dryer when doing the KX3
temp compensation procedure.

regards,
Brian
VE3IBW

On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 11:15 AM rick jones via Elecraft <
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> So I'm having the same problem as I've read in a few past posts (with no
> resolution). At Approx. 40DegC I lose the signal in the speaker, the S
> meter reads no signal, and the F value starts to wildly swing in the 700
> range. I'm directing my hot air at the heatsink for what that's worth. I
> had it increasing at about 1degC per 1-2 minutes as instructed. I can't
> imagine the procedure is still going ok given those symptoms but maybe it
> is. Any thoughts? Thanks.
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