I have to believe that this one is at least to some extent referring to me as I am a huge fan of the x-lock. Anyone who thinks that their rig is a NBS device is dreaming. OTOH the reality is that the x-lock tends to make the drift w/i the TR7 manageable.
Anyone who understands the technology knows that all x-lock is doing is "bouncing" the freq around a small freq "slot" and clocking that against a more stable reference. The rig is more stable than letting the PTO "free run". That is only slowing the entire process to a point so that we humans do not notice it as much. No harm, no fowl. Just comments. 73 Ron WD8SBB --- On Thu, 8/25/11, Jim Shorney <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Jim Shorney <[email protected]> > Subject: [Drakelist] Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and drift-free modern > radios > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, August 25, 2011, 8:56 PM > > Some days I am more easily amused than other days. > > http://www.k0to.us/HAM/FT1000MP/Temperature%20Stabilized%20FT1000MP%20REF%20oscillator_files/Temperature%20Stabilized%20FT1000MP%20REF%20oscillator.htm > > What led me to the above link was a discussion of drift in > the IC-706 radios on another list. It also reminded me of > the ongoing discussions on this list of huff-puff > stabilizers for our "drifty" TR-7s. What's new is old, > what's old is new. > > All kidding aside, this idea might be a good approach to > tame those pesky 40 MHz reference oscillators in slaved > 7-Twins. I'll have to put it on my round tuit list. > > 73 > > -Jim > > > > -- > Ham Radio NU0C > Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.S.A. > TR7/RV7/R7A/L7, TR6/RV6, T4XC/R4C/L4B, NCL2000, SB104A, > R390A, GT550A/RV550A, HyGain 3750, IBM PS/2 - all vintage, > all the time! > > "Give a man a URL, and he will learn for an hour; teach him > to Google, and he will learn for a lifetime." > > HyGain 3750 User's Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HyGain_3750/ > http://incolor.inetnebr.com/jshorney > http://www.nebraskaghosts.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Drakelist mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist > _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
