[Boatanchors] Crystal calibrators for HAM use???

Tue, 17 Feb 2004 08:50:29 -0600

Hi Bill & Gang,

There seems to be some in this world who just cannot let
something pass thru their hands without ripping something
off unless it is nailed down!
Way back in a MARS program some new, never used
BC-221 Frequency meters were requisitioned from
govt surplus....The person distributing them couldn't resist
relieving them of their spare parts kit and spare crystal....
What he did with them I'll never know!
How many surplus items have you gotten that had the
Allen wrench missing?
FWIW

Ken....N5CM....

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William L Howard" <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; "armyradios"
<[email protected]>
Cc: "Azari,Ben" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 7:41 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Crystal calibrators for HAM use???

> Tom B and I have been discussing the Czech R 11 sets and the fact that
> many of them are missing the crystal calibrators. I asked:
>
> OK, then, why are there so many sets missing them? Are they useful for
> >some other HAM radio application? It looked like it was a crystal
> >controlled oscillator, similar to some of the ones used with the WW II
> >German sets. Presumably it would be issued with a crystal useful for
> the
> >frequency of the set with which it was to be used.
>
> Tom replied:
> Hard to say why they are missing. It is a useful crystal oscillator.
> The crystal in the low
> frequency model is 25 Mhz.  I can't think of a real good use for that.
> I noticed on the
> Japanese web site that the calibrator he has is missing the crystal.
> The post WW2 version of the British WS38 has a calibrator that is bolted
> on to the case.  Quite often they are missing.  I think they are missing
> because hams think they may be of some use someday.
> It would be an interesting question for Boatanchors.
>
>
> So the question(s) are: What can these oscillators be used for other
> than for the RF 11 sets and where are the missing calibrators now. Also
> does anybody have an extra one of these?
>
> Bill Howard
>
>
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