"EP Swynar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi George,
Will do --- thanks. ~73!~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ ***************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Cortez Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 4:47 PM Subject: Re: [drakelist] No Joy in Mudville! > > George Cortez Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist gang > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Check this out for a programmable crystal solution. > > http://www.softrockradio.org/si570 > > Enjoy > > George NE2I > > > > > > > EP Swynar wrote: > > Good Morning All, > > > > Well, I guess I'm doomed to be "...rockbound" for the time being with > > my R-4 receiver... > > > > I tried two different versions this past week of homebrewed RF > > generators, to replace the optional HC-6/U heterodyne crystals at the > > back of the set for SWL'ing, i.e. a solid state one (MPF-102 > > oscillator + MPF-102 follower + 2N2222A final amplifier) AND a tube > > type (12AU7A, half oscillator / half cathode follower) with the > > following results: > > > > -SOLID STATE: nice, fairly clean & steady signal up to around 27-MHz, > > but far too low in strength / voltage to properly "drive" the R-4. > > > > -TUBE TYPE: much stronger signal output, same frequency range as solid > > state, but very rough sounding tone...made all of the CW signals sound > > like those homebrewed outfits from the USSR & Cuba back in the 60's. > > > > ...So, I guess I won't be terminating my association with Jan > > Crystals, Les Smith, AF4K, et al, any time soon! > > > > Happy New Year to all, & my vy > > > > ~73!~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
