Frequency drift

Okay kiddo, let's talk about frequency drift. Imagine you're playing a game of catch with your friend, but every time you throw the ball, it doesn't go straight to your friend. Instead, it moves a little bit to the left or right. That's kind of like what happens with frequency drift.

Frequency drift means that the frequency of a signal is not staying in the same place. Think of frequency like the pitch of a sound. When you sing a song, sometimes you sing high notes and sometimes you sing low notes. That's a kind of frequency. The frequency of a signal is the number of times it does something in a certain amount of time.

Imagine you're listening to the radio, and your favorite song is playing. But all of a sudden, the song starts to sound a little weird. It might sound like it's getting slower or faster, or like it's starting to drift away from the station. That's what frequency drift means. It's like the radio signal is playing catch with you, but it's not throwing the ball straight.

Frequency drift can happen for lots of different reasons. Sometimes it's because of the weather, or because there's interference from other signals. Sometimes it happens because the equipment that's sending the signal is just not working perfectly.

So when you hear someone talking about frequency drift, you can think of it like playing catch with a friend who can't seem to throw the ball in a straight line. It's kind of annoying, but it's just a normal part of playing the game.