[Hallicrafters] Revolutionary Signal Generator

[Al Parker]

Hi Rob,
    I'm all for your project, but I get turned off when you have to have a
PC right next to what you're working on or with.  I use my PC hourly when
I'm at home, it's a great tool, but I don't want it running my shack or
shop.  Any piece of eqpt, operating or test, should be "stand alone"
except possibly for the power supply.  I've thought for a long time that a
project such as yours would be a good one, maybe 10 yrs ago (if
hardware/software was as it is now) I might have jumped into it.  But my
life has simplified consideraby since then.  I have managed to get some
decent not too out of date test eqpt in the past 6-8 yrs, and do apply it
to a lot of boatanchors.
    I'll be following any reports on your project, if I can help I'd be
glad to do what I can -- grouchy opinions, evaluations, trials, etc.
Eventual possible customer/builder.
    Thanks for your efforts, keep it up.
73,
Al, W8UT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Copeland" <rob at v6spider.com>
To: "Al Parker" <anchor at ec.rr.com>; <Hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 5:40 PM
Subject: RE: [Hallicrafters] Revolutionary Signal Generator


> No Sweat Al,
>
> However I am a techie so with that in mind I pretty much am involved
with
> PC's on a daily basis. I inherited a Hallicrafters Sx 28 several months
ago
> and I am restoring it back to original working order.  I have an old
EICO
> signal generator but it is a piece of junk. And I don't have the money
to
> buy a state of the art Fluke RF Generator. However, I do have the
ability to
> build an RF Generator and I thought it would be nice to share this
vision
> with others. My philosophy is that test equipment needs to be the best
it
> can be if it is to do the job well and I have noticed that there is
little
> to none for a New technolgy style Rf Generator that is geared up for
> Aligning older equipment. With all of the digital technology around it
seems
> to me that there should be an easy way to do this and make affordable
for
> everyone.
>
> just my two bits ;)
>
> Rob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Al Parker [mailto:anchor at ec.rr.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 2:09 PM
> To: Bill Gerhold; Hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net; rob at v6spider.com
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Revolutionary Signal Generator
>
>
> Hi guys,
>     Please don't mix PC's with radios or test eqpt.  If a radio or pc of
> test eqpt needs a PC, build it in, don't make it a separate piece.  Many
> of us don't have a PC, or room for it, or want one, in our shack and/or
> shop.
> 73,
> Al, W8UT
> resident grouch
> apprentice equal opportunity annoyer
>