[Lowfer] [part15] " XR " got thirsty

[Andy - KU4XR]

Ok Charlie and all;

Thanks for the input. I'm going to go to bed now, but I think I
may be on a trail. A ground reference issue for the osc. and 
maybe the way I'm having to get the K1EL to key it. More searching
after some sleep.

73 all :::


Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 185.29855 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr


--- On Sun, 10/4/09, Charlie , W5COV <cvest at cox.net> wrote:

> From: Charlie , W5COV <cvest at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] [part15] " XR " got thirsty
> To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, & UK) and MedFer bands" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Sunday, October 4, 2009, 1:05 AM
> That is kind of a strange one Andy .
> I thought perhaps if the oscillator was 
> shutting down in between transmissions , the problem could
> be that .
> 
> Guess my theory is out the window .
> 
> If you don't find it to be a solder joint or mechanical
> contact on the 
> socket , we do have the luxury of having one of the leading
> experts  , if 
> not the leading expert  , in North America , on
> anything related to crystals 
> and frequency , that is a member of this list .
> 
> I don't know if his companies have ever done any testing
> with programmable 
> oscillators , but I would bet they have .
> 
> Keep us informed as to what you find , and if you still
> have a problem , I 
> will make sure that Charles takes a look at our posts .
> 
> Lyle has an entire article on his pages , that Eric has
> mirrored , that is 
> titled Epson Programmable Crystal Oscillators , and you can
> see from his 
> work , voltage does not have much influence on the
> frequency .( 
> http://www.nutstreet.net/k0lr/ )
> 
> When I turned the beacon on the other day , it was on
> EXACTLY the same 
> frequency as when I shut it down at the end of last season
> , as measured by 
> myself and Garry , in Illinois .
> 
> For once I have to completely agree with Mike , that my
> experience with them 
> over the years is they may be a tad off the ordered
> frequency , but I have 
> never had one vary from that frequency . I use no type of
> temperature 
> control on mine .
> 
> I am really interested in what the problem is .
> 
> Charlie , W5COV 
>