Either I'm missing something or ICM sent me defective crystals. I ordered two pairs of crystals to put a MSR-2000 repeater on 147.105 Tx / 147.705 Rx. I've tried both Tx crystals in the KXN1095A channel element only to find the frequency to end up ~36kHz. high. The crystal itself is putting out energy at 12.26180 MHz.; it should be 12.25875 MHz. The bag label indicates them to be cut for 12.25875, but they don't oscillate at (barely even near) that frequency. Should I have to pad the new crystals with a cap to net them on frequency? If so, what value?
Thanks, Robin Midgett K4IDC VHF+ Glutton EM66se
