[HBR] [Glowbugs] Quartz Crystal Oscillator

[Robert Roehrig (K9EUI)]

> How practical is this device (Russian tube type quartz crystal
> oscillator) to use in place of a FT-243 quartz crystal as the second
> oscillator for a 50 KHz 2nd IF in an HBR styled receiver?
> Ebay # 260829157003
> 
> I was hoping to procure a wiring diagram and then put a capacitor in
> series to adjust from the 59 KHz to the 50 KHz IF frequency.
> 
> John KA4RXP and Jody KG4VES

Are you using this as a BFO at 50 kHz or do you want to hetrodyne from some higher frequency 1st if to and IF of 50 kHz?  Big difference.  But I agree with John - you canno0t pull that xtal that far.



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