I ran the output from the HG-10B's phono jack through 2' piece of rg-58 coax to an old crystal holder. I took a non-ham band crystal, unscrewed the metal plate, took out the crystal, drilled a hole in the end for the coax, soldered the wires, and put the plate back on. It looks neat and makes it easy to switch between the vfo and a regular xtal.
On my setup, the key plugs into the 2-NT and the 2-NT keys the HG-10B. Seems to work fine. Tom N7TM On 1/26/07, Dino Papas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dino Papas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Has anyone done this interface along the lines recommended by Roy Vickers KF5YU described at: http://www.zerobeat.net/drakelist/2nt-hg10.html Roy changes the VFO signal routing by connecting the VFO RF output from the phono jack on the rear panel thru the interface cable he built that plugs into the octal socket which eventually ends up at the 2-NT crystal socket. What I'm wondering about is the fact that doing so routes the RF along a single wire vs. a coax cable as originally configured. At least it didn't look like he did that with coax. It may very well be that it's no problem but just thought I'd check before surgery. My gut feeling is to at least do it with a piece of RG-174 to keep that signal as clean as possible. Love these "retro projects" that take us back to our childhood ham radio days! Thanks in advance! Dino KL0S/4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Submissions: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: www.zerobeat.net - sponsored by www.tlchost.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------
