[R-390] 100Khz calibrator and alignment

Mon, 6 Jan 2003 12:14:02 -0800

We're in "violent agreement".
A good generator outdoes the calibrator.
If you don't have a generator handy, or
it's a really bad one, the calibrator is
the better bet for all except the antenna
coils.

73,
Dave Wise

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom M. [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 12:08 PM
> To: David Wise; Bob Camp; [email protected]; R-390 List
> Subject: RE: [R-390] 100Khz calibrator and alignment
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> I disagree with that, Dave.
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> A 50 ohm signal generator gives better results than the=20
> internal calibrator.=20
> I'm not smart enough to figure this out on my own, Chuck=20
> Rippel turned me onto
> it.  I tried it and it was in fact true.
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> I avoid the calibrator alignment now.
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> 73 Tom
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> --- David Wise <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > From: Bob Camp [mailto:[email protected]]
> > [snip]
> > > the
> > > radio will wind up working every bit as well set up=20
> properly with your
> > > Heathkit as it will with a URM-25.
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> > Agreed.
> > If you have the radio's internal crystal
> > calibrator tuned to WWV, you don't actually
> > need a signal generator for alignment except
> > to confirm you're in the right 100kHz "bin".
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> > 73,
> > Dave Wise
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