[Boatanchors] Source for Frequency Counter

[Bill Cromwell]

Hi Dale,

His intended use is alignment of radios (did he say receivers?). A more 
important characteristic is "repeatability". Even if the counter is off 
by 10 or 100 Hz it's okay so long as it is always off by the same 
amount. When the filter shoulder is found, using the counter as part of 
the lashup, the generator can be set to whatever the counter calls that 
frequency. Decimal place accuracy increases in importance for setting up 
to operate WSPR with supposedly millihertz requirements. Or setting a 
commercial radio on the "specified frequency. Even there we have 
acceptable tolerances. Everything is all about tolerances and there are 
*no* absolutes. It just depends on the combined resolution and accuracy 
of the measurement device how close we can get. Literally everything 
jiggle and wriggles and jitters and wobbles. It's all about degrees.

But I do have doubts about some of the available architectures. I have 
not checked out imported counters that can be found on eBay or Amazon. 
Others have testified they are "adequate". Again..adequate or not may 
depend on our own requirements.

73,

Bill  KU8H

On 8/6/19 10:33 AM, Dale Parfitt wrote:
> I would agree on getting an HP etc as opposed to the cheap off shore stuff
> offered on eBay etc. They have lots of digits but the accuracy is a guess.
> 
> Dale W4OP
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Rob Atkinson
> Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2019 10:05 AM
> To: Joe Connor
> Cc: Boatanchors QTH
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Source for Frequency Counter
> 
> hamfests.  HPs are as little as ten bucks.
> 
> k5uj
> 
> On Tue, Aug 6, 2019 at 8:54 AM Joe Connor via Boatanchors
> <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>
>> Can you folks recommend an inexpensive frequency counter (and where to get
> it)? I need a new one. I use it mostly for setting my signal generator to
> conduct IF alignments.
>> As always, thanks.
>>
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