[Boatanchors] HP 606 vs. 608

[Barrie Smith]

I have a 606A.

I've been thinking of using a small rice-box as a VFO for my HT-4B/BC-610.

I wonder if the 606A would work well as a VFO for the transmitter?

I would be feeding the output of the 606A into the crystal socket on the 
tuning unit.

Any thoughts?

73, Barrie, W7ALW

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James A. (Andy) Moorer" <jamminpower at earthlink.net>
To: <boatanchors at qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 4:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] HP 606 vs. 608


> Indeed, if you want something that works and works reliably so you don't
> have to fiddle with it too much, you probably want a modern transistor
> signal generator (or any other kind of test equipment). On the other hand,
> if you want something that looks really cool and has that great 
> "ker-chunk"
> when you switch bands, the 606 and 608 (and 612 and several others) are
> definitely for you.
>
> Plus, they tend to put out a lot more signal power than a lot of 
> transistor
> equipment. These devices have both an AM and an FM input - you could
> actually use either one as an exciter.
>
> Note that both of these generators drift - the frequency is not as stable 
> as
> it should be. HP made a synchronizer (the 8708A) that fixed all that. With
> the synchronizer, they are rock-solid and stable. These synchronizers are
> also widely available on a "take it before the XYL throws it out" basis as
> well.
>
> James A. (Andy) Moorer
> www.jamminpower.com
>
>
>
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