I stand corrected.
I just confirmed this by calling Bomar. Some TCXO's will be more, but most are
$25.00 including the crystal. They do have a $60.00 minumum, but that includes
the shipping so 2 channel elements in most cases will meet the minimum.
Steve
WA6ZFT
>
> From: Kevin Custer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2005/05/12 Thu PM 02:30:17 EDT
> To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Caution on Bomar Crystals
>
>
> >>Expensive: Mototola Mitrek recrystal and tempco at ICM: $50.00/element.
> >>Bomar is $35.00. West is appx. $32.00.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >There was a debate regarding West Crystal's alleged "temperature
> >compensation" a week or two ago on here. Check the archives - I forget the
> >conclusion, if any.
> >
> >Bob NO6B
> >
>
> The figures above that Steve-WA6ZFT gave are incorrect. Bomar charges
> $25 to re-crystal and TC "your" element, not $35
>
> YMMV, but in a direct conversation with a person claiming to be an
> engineer at West, I wasn't convinced that they actually TC the crystal
> in the element/ICOM. Only after a VERY lengthy discussion and proving
> that I knew the difference between TC'ing and "netting" did he admit to
> only changing the parallel capacitor to achieve "on frequency" with the
> trimmer centered. His thought was this measure was "compensating" the
> element. After that, I was uncertain that West Crystal actually knew
> what proper ICOM or Channel Element TC'ing really was.
>
> I was also not convinced that they check the modulation linearity or
> characteristics when redoing a FM TX element, something that I know ICM
> and Bomar does. Does West Crystal do this, I don't know, and I'm not
> going to call yet again to find out. I was very discouraged from
> talking to them the first time, as I think they were trying to buffalo
> me into thinking I was getting something I'm convinced they weren't giving.
>
> In crystals and crystal companies, you get what you pay for....
> Again, YMMV, and likely will.
>
> Kevin
>
>
>
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