I stand corrected. I just confirmed this by calling Bomar. Some TCXO's will be more, but most are $25.00 including the crystal. They do have a $60.00 minumum, but that includes the shipping so 2 channel elements in most cases will meet the minimum.
Steve WA6ZFT > > From: Kevin Custer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/05/12 Thu PM 02:30:17 EDT > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Caution on Bomar Crystals > > > >>Expensive: Mototola Mitrek recrystal and tempco at ICM: $50.00/element. > >>Bomar is $35.00. West is appx. $32.00. > >> > >> > > > >There was a debate regarding West Crystal's alleged "temperature > >compensation" a week or two ago on here. Check the archives - I forget the > >conclusion, if any. > > > >Bob NO6B > > > > The figures above that Steve-WA6ZFT gave are incorrect. Bomar charges > $25 to re-crystal and TC "your" element, not $35 > > YMMV, but in a direct conversation with a person claiming to be an > engineer at West, I wasn't convinced that they actually TC the crystal > in the element/ICOM. Only after a VERY lengthy discussion and proving > that I knew the difference between TC'ing and "netting" did he admit to > only changing the parallel capacitor to achieve "on frequency" with the > trimmer centered. His thought was this measure was "compensating" the > element. After that, I was uncertain that West Crystal actually knew > what proper ICOM or Channel Element TC'ing really was. > > I was also not convinced that they check the modulation linearity or > characteristics when redoing a FM TX element, something that I know ICM > and Bomar does. Does West Crystal do this, I don't know, and I'm not > going to call yet again to find out. I was very discouraged from > talking to them the first time, as I think they were trying to buffalo > me into thinking I was getting something I'm convinced they weren't giving. > > In crystals and crystal companies, you get what you pay for.... > Again, YMMV, and likely will. > > Kevin > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/