[Elecraft] XG3 Quesiton

[Phil Hystad]

Follow on question...

What type of signal (wave?) does a crystal, as used in old rigs like the Eico 720, produce?  I am thinking that the oscillator of something like in the 720, would clean up the output of the XG3 a little bit.  I was actually thinking of using the XG3 as a crystal replacement type of VFO in my Eico 720 but I never even got around to think too much about it (probably because I was having too much fun putting together Elecraft kits and operating them).

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On Oct 25, 2012, at 10:00 AM, Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:

> Lee Buller wrote:
> 
>> Does the XG3 have the stability and output power to be used as a VFO  
>> for older
>> (1950-60s) CW and Phone rigs like the T-50, DX-40, etc.?
> 
> Yes, with appropriate level conversion, and possible filtering (the  
> output of the XG3 is closer to a squarewave than a sinewave, so a low- 
> pass filter may be needed).
> 
> 
>> 
>> Are there software programs that have been written that allows "VFO"  
>> operation?
> 
> You can use XG3 Utility for this, or write your own app pretty easily.  
> The full command set is documented in the manual.
> 
> Wayne
> 
> 
>> 
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