[Lowfer] TAG copied Jan 20 and 21

John Andrews w1tag at charter.net
Thu Jan 22 07:09:22 EST 2009


Neil,

Nice reports! TAG's frequency is based on a 10 MHz surplus Vectron 
oscillator module that has a proportional oven. Picked it up for $50 at 
a flea market a few years ago. Since the TAG exciter is in an unheated 
building, that oven control is a big help. My setup at home isn't too 
well calibrated right now, but TAG seems to be staying within 0.02 Hz of 
185.000 kHz. I get some temperature swings in the cellar at home this 
time of year, and the Icom R75 that monitors TAG does wander a bit.

Anyway, thanks for the reports.

John Andrews, W1TAG

Neil Dodson wrote:
> Hi John (W1TAG) et all,
>  
> After a careful CAL with a GPS source, I copied TAG 2 nights
> in a row for only one period each.  The offset frequencies looked
> to be exactly the same each night,  I think that means we are both
> very stable or are just drifting in sync.


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