Hi

Best guess would be a system that needed to be 8 Hz off of 775 MHz after 
multiplication ....

Bob


On Dec 4, 2009, at 6:47 PM, Joseph Gray wrote:

> Thanks for the answer. Any idea what these things were used in? I
> can't seem to find any information on the net.
> 
> Joe Gray
> KA5ZEC
> 
> 
> On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 5:27 AM, Bob Camp <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi
>> 
>> Simple answer - yes.
>> 
>> More details:
>> 
>> The oven and oscillator supplies are split so you can regulate them 
>> independently.  Since there is very little current change (and very little 
>> current) on the oscillator line you can regulate it pretty tightly.
>> 
>> The oven monitor reports the current being pulled by the oven heater. 
>> There's no need to terminate it. The two likely options are either a TTL 
>> signal indicating it's gotten to a "warm" condition or a linear voltage 
>> tracking the current. Watch it with a DVM when you put power on the oven 
>> supply.
>> 
>> Bob
>> 
>> 
>> On Dec 4, 2009, at 12:10 AM, Joseph Gray wrote:
>> 
>>> I came across a rather large OCXO from Frequency Electronics. The
>>> model number is: FE-30-OPC-2F. The frequency is: 10.763889MC. The
>>> pinout for the octal plug on the base is also labeled as follows:
>>> 
>>> 1: +28VDC
>>> 2: Oven Monitor
>>> 3: Oven Ret.
>>> 4: Spare
>>> 5: Spare
>>> 6: Osc. Ret.
>>> 7: +28VDC Osc.
>>> 8: Spare
>>> 
>>> I have a few questions. Can pins 1 and 7 be tied together to the same
>>> 28VDC supply? If so, then I assume pins 3 and 6 can also be tied
>>> together? I assume that pin 2 is simply some output voltage,
>>> proportional to the oven temperature? Is it safe to just apply power
>>> and let it run without using pin 2?
>>> 
>>> Once I know how to power this thing without blowing it up, I'll hook
>>> it up to a scope and take a look at both pin 2 and the oscillator
>>> output on the BNC.
>>> 
>>> In case anyone is interested, here are the dimensions, not counting
>>> the octal plug and BNC: 5" high x 3" x 3". There is a "Frequency
>>> Adjustment" screw on the top.
>>> 
>>> I did a Google search, but didn't turn up any information on this
>>> unit. I was rather surprised, considering the name Frequency
>>> Electronics. Does anyone know the history of these things?
>>> 
>>> One last question. The can is soldered at the base. Is is possible to
>>> unsolder it and replace the crystal without destroying things?
>>> 
>>> Joe Gray
>>> KA5ZEC
>>> 
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