[R-390] BFO multi-turn knob+ Bourns near equivalent

[mikea]

On Tue, Oct 03, 2006 at 06:08:10PM -0000, n4buq at knology.net wrote:
> On Tue, 03 Oct 2006 12:56:44 -0400, Rbethman <rbethman at comcast.net> wrote :

> > Mike,
> > 
> > One of those with the digital readout may VERY well do the same job.
> > 
> > Now that I have one of these elusive beasts, I have to FINALLY decide 
> > whether to install and use it or not.
> > 
> > It WAS my original intent, but now I am left debating it.
> > 
> > I do NOT intend to put it on "The Place" and reap the "bennies" of 
> > selling it off!
> > 
> > I may try to ALSO acquire one of the "covers" for the veeder root display.
 
> Maybe a little circuit that counts the BFO and shows the +/- difference 
> between the current setting and 455kc, perhaps in 100cps increments and fed 
> to a small LCD display?

Sounds good. I think I could do that in between 30 and 100 tubes. To
do it all Glowbug-style, wecould use some of those fancy Burroughs
decade-counter tubes.

-- 
Mike Andrews, W5EGO
mikea at mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin