If you go ahead with a cheap generator as suggested I would like to suggest the following that worked for me for many years. When I was going to work on a RX I left the generator on to stabilize which was usually all the time. I put a tee connector on the output of the generator and hooked a cheap frequency counter to one side of the tee. I would have to turn the generator up quite a little to get the counter to show the frequency,(depends on how good your counter is) but I would zero the frequency, then turn the generator down for .05 uV or whatever. I would have to check the counter every few minutes, but it was worth it. It worked quite well. Good Luck...JIM KA2AJH
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ralph Mowery Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 11:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Small Signals --- Dave VanHorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Does anyone have a pointer to a low level signal > source, VHF/UHF? > > I don't have a service monitor, and I can't really > justify one. > I occasionally need to tune up a receiver. > What I don't have, is a signal source at the 10uV > and down level. > > I've used HTs and attenuators, but the leakage > through the cable > usually exceeds the attenuated signal. > > I would like to have calibrated levels, at least to > some degree. > > You may want to check out ebay for some of the older generators. Such as: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=97198&item=7521664395 &rd=1 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=97198&item=7521664395 &rd=1 YOu should not have to pay any more than $ 50 plus shipping for them. They are not stabel and will drift some but will hold long enough to check the receivers. They were toward the top of the line when they came out. Often they will show up at the hamfests. I picked up one like the first one at a hamfest for less than $ 50 and it does work well enough to set up theFM equipment. That is what they show in some of the old Mastr ll books. __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Get on-the-go sports scores, stock quotes, news and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/mobile.html Yahoo! Groups Links 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/
