[Elecraft] N-GEN replacement

[Bill Hammond]

The 2N5235B is .15 cents + postage at Digikey.  Better hurry they only have 14,500 left.

73, AK5X-Bill
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> On Mar 30, 2024, at 4:56 PM, W3FPR <w3fpr111 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Bruce,
> 
> You might try replacing the diode in the N-Gen.
> If that does not work, then look at the Noise Generator that N0SS (SK) published.  It is available at
> http://www.mmccs.com/mmarc/n0ss/noise_source.pdf.
> If you have board etching capability, the board shown is full size - although you can wire it point to point with only a board (or cardboard) to hold the components.  I built one with no board at all (Wes Hayward's Micro Mountaineer style), and it works fine.
> 
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
> 
>> On 3/30/2024 4:41 PM, Bruce Rosen wrote:
>> I see that Elecraft no longer sells the N-GEN wide band noise generator.
>> My N-GEN, which I built in 2010, seems to function no longer, so I'm
>> looking for a suitable replacement.  Kit form is fine.
>> 
>> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>> 
>> - Bruce K1FFX
>> 
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