On Sat, 17 Sep 2011 11:27:58 -0400, Garey Barrell wrote: >The problem is that just about any trimmer cap you choose is going to be less >'stable' LONG TERM >than the crystal. So the good news is that you can adjust the frequency, the >bad news is that >you're going to have to! No trimmer is going to be as stable as a good >crystal, and since most >electronic stuff doesn't LAST for 50 years, you're better off without a >trimmer.
Are you telling me that you only touch up your alignments every 50 years? :O 73 -Jim -- Ham Radio NU0C Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.S.A. TR7/RV7/R7A/L7, TR6/RV6, T4XC/R4C/L4B, NCL2000, SB104A, R390A, GT550A/RV550A, HyGain 3750, IBM PS/2 - all vintage, all the time! "Give a man a URL, and he will learn for an hour; teach him to Google, and he will learn for a lifetime." HyGain 3750 User's Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HyGain_3750/ http://incolor.inetnebr.com/jshorney http://www.nebraskaghosts.org _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list Drakelist@zerobeat.net http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
