[Lowfer] A Norwegian beacon

[Gilles Auger]

Hi Steinar

I am please to see that you are on your way to build a Hifer.

A friend of mine VE2HGG is now building a Hifer around a Cardinal 
Oscillator that is pin for pin
compatible with the Epson Oscillator but that can be ordered with precision 
of 25 PMM that is 2 times better than the Epson with his 50 PPM. At 13.5 
Mhz 50 PPM equal + or - 675 Hz ! and 25 PPM + or - 337 Hz, it is always a 
guess when you buy these programmable oscillators !
He ordered from DigiKey a Cardinal Oscillator " CC4H5RT " that is in the 
middle between NC and RY for 13,555435 Mhz and he crossed his fingers :)
The oscillator can be anything around a bandwith of 675 Hz centered aroud 
13,555435.
When powered at 5 V the Cardinal Oscillator  is in fact 30 Hz higher than 
the ordered frequency, not to bad, or about 20 Hz over GA or right on MP !! 
But when powered at 4.7 V the frequency is about 10 Hz higher, just between 
MP and NC !!
If everything goes well this Hifer will be on air in less than 2 weeks.

Have a good luck with your Hifer Steinar, to be shure that i will try 
everything to send you a positive report :)

Gilles Auger  VE2DRW


>Hi Lyle
>
>Thank you for the good news! I also got a positive answer from John Davis on
>http://www.lwca.org/mb/index.htm.
>
>I was afraid it was impossible to make a functional 22 meter transmitting
>system within the Norwegian regulations.
>
>I will immediately construct and put up a 22 meter beacon to make use of the
>good present conditions.
>
>Regards
>Steinar Aanesland
>
>
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