[Repeater-Builder] Re: midland 13-509 tx freq stability... cap change?

2006-05-24 Thread skipp025
You probably got them years ago from my same source. HSC Electronics had them pretty cheap in a cardbord bin. They are long gone now... sold out. Also keep in mind you could run the Ovenair unit un-powered as an insulator... an expensive one but the thermal insulating properties might be very

[Repeater-Builder] Re: midland 13-509 tx freq stability... cap change?

2006-05-24 Thread na6df
I have a few Ovenair ovens, physically identical to the hamtronics unit. They seem to be 60 deg C (140 deg F) ovens, but not verified, other than with my finger. Just as an experiment, I stuffed the other transmit rock on a closeby frequency (from ICM) in the rig, put the oven down over it, and

[Repeater-Builder] Re: midland 13-509 tx freq stability... cap change?

2006-05-24 Thread skipp025
The first fix might be to put a non conductive insulator over the crystal (xtal). A foam pad or rubber sheeting is sometimes used by various mfgrs. Just floating a crystal to relative exposed cabinet/box air is not so great if the air temp changes more than a small amount. Second item which m

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: midland 13-509 tx freq stability... cap change?

2006-05-23 Thread n . mckie
Depends on the vintage ... Neil Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: midland 13-509 tx freq stability... cap change? Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 19:53:24 - >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >

[Repeater-Builder] Re: midland 13-509 tx freq stability... cap change?

2006-05-23 Thread sgreact47
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Or use a Motorola crystal oven @ 85 degrees C ... > > Neil - WA6KLA Neil, Don't you mean "Rock Stove"? It is the same thing! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To u

[Repeater-Builder] Re: midland 13-509 tx freq stability... cap change?

2006-05-22 Thread na6df
Yeah, makes sense. I was just thinking along the possible lines of the cap causing the drift... at least I could eliminate that issue, if it was an issue.. df --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "Eric Lemmon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dave, > > Keep in mind that the Midland 13-509