[ARC5] Square wave oscillators

John Watkins jpwatkins9 at yahoo.com
Thu Nov 21 20:27:10 EST 2013


Ian,

They also have them with a sine wave output.  It is the AD9850.  They are on eBay once in awhile.

John. WD5ENU

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On Nov 21, 2013, at 18:29, Ian Wilson <ianmwilson73 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, it's not a crystal replacement:
> 
> ±40ppm/°C Temperature Stability
> 0.05%/V Supply Stability
> 
> .. could be a useful part to have around, though.
> 
> 73, ian K3IMW
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 4:20 PM, Robert Eleazer <releazer at earthlink.net>wrote:
> 
>> Looking for something else on ebay I found a seller that has "1khz to
>> 33MHZ Oscillator module" for less than $10.
>> 
>> This device produces a square wave.  I am very aware that such oscillators
>> are very rich in harmonics but if it is substituted for a crystal (just the
>> crystal) in an older design RF oscillator circuit, how well will it work?
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> Wayne
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