[HBQRP] VFO Complete

[Dale Botkin]

> 1.  Using a Radio Shack frequency counter and touching the base of Q2 gave
> me a frequency readout of 2.625 Mhz. The Elmer 101 book says Approximately
> 3 Mhz. Hmmmmm, waiting for advice or comments from the rest of you on
> this. Good or bad ???

If you're touching the base with the counter's antenna or a probe, try
holding it just a tad away from the base instead.  You might try a bit of
wire with the insulation on it.  You might be detuning the circuit with
the added inductance/capacitance of the counter, assuming you're not using
an o-scope probe (and maybe even then).

I've got probably the same freq counter you do; I often have to play with
it a little to get a solid reading without actually contacting the circuit
under test.

Dale
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