Gee whatever happened to slipping it out of the ol' FT holder and rubbing with a little toothpaste? <g> Don
Bob Camp > Hi >> On Aug 23, 2015, at 10:29 PM, Hal Murray <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> [email protected] said: >>> There is not a lot to an un-compensated crystal oscillator. Tuning it on >>> frequency is fairly simple. Even for odd frequencies Mouser will happily >>> sell you a crystal for next to nothing. Toss in a handful of parts and you >>> have a very respectable oscillator. For a basement project … much better >>> than spending $40 on something suspect from who knows who. >> >> What's magic about a crystal as compared to an osc? Is it really easier to >> get an odd-ball frequency in a crystal vs an osc? > > > When I do a Mouser search for frequencies in the range I mentioned, the number > of frequencies is pretty small. If I switch over to looking at crystals at > Mouser, the > frequency choices are a lot greater. Yes, as with the oscillators you need to > sort out > the ones that aren’t going to cut it. > > To your point - no, you can’t get anything / any frequency through > distribution. That’s > true both of oscillators and of crystals. You just more picks with the > crystals. > > Bob > >> >> The last time I bought a special frequency osc was over 10 years ago. Once >> I >> found the right company, things were simple. I don't remember the price. >> At >> the time, it seemed reasonable, but that was for a commercial project rather >> than a basement lab. >> >> Do those companies still exist or have they all fallen through the cracks of >> higher volumes and lower prices. >> >> >> -- >> These are my opinions. I hate spam. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > -- "If you don't know what it is, don't poke it." Ghost in the Shell ------------------------------- "Noli sinere nothos te opprimere" Dr. Don Latham, AJ7LL Six Mile Systems LLC, 17850 Six Mile Road Huson, MT, 59846 mailing address: POBox 404 Frenchtown MT 59834-0404 VOX 406-626-4304 CEL 406-241-5093 Skype: buffler2 www.lightningforensics.com www.sixmilesystems.com _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
