Re: [time-nuts] Cheap Frequency chip with serial output

2014-10-27 Thread Tim Shoppa
Rather than read the bandswitch, a very common ham radio solution is to have the frequency counter read both the VFO and the crystal oscillator frequency and do the math with the last IF offset as part of the equation. At least one unit can also reads the BFO frequency. Although the low end PIC o

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap Frequency chip with serial output

2014-10-26 Thread Magnus Danielson
Alex, Nice combo, have one of those myself. Do check the power-lines. The time-base is very analog for the high-res stuff. Cheers, Magnus On 10/27/2014 12:05 AM, Alexander Pummer wrote: Hi Paul, do you know about TDRs? I have a CSA803A with SD24 dual TDR head, which I did not used for at lea

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap Frequency chip with serial output

2014-10-26 Thread paul swed
Alex Oddly I am familiar with TDRs. The curious point would be why you even asked?? Thats sort of out of the blue. Given that we are drifting off Marullos thread and even further from time-nuts perhaps we could work off line on your question. By the way thats a heck of a scope. Regards Paul WB8TSL

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap Frequency chip with serial output

2014-10-26 Thread Alexander Pummer
Hi Paul, do you know about TDRs? I have a CSA803A with SD24 dual TDR head, which I did not used for at least five years, now I needed it and found, that in high resolution --below10psec --it became very noisy, [both channels] any idea? the box is cca 15 years old , power-supply? 73 Alex On 1

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap Frequency chip with serial output

2014-10-26 Thread Giuseppe Marullo
On 26/10/2014 17:49, Magnus Danielson wrote: Giuseppe, If you look at http://www.radiomanual.info/schemi/FT102_user_VA3VFO.pdf you realize that the display is the result of a frequency counter being built in. You could either tap in and count yourself, or you could tap a whole number of other p

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap Frequency chip with serial output

2014-10-26 Thread Giuseppe Marullo
>An Arduino can by pretty small. Here is an Arduino compatible that can do exactly what you ask for. >https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12765 You can find these on eBay for a lower price. Yes, 3.1 version is even better, up to 60MHz: https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_FreqCount.html A very go

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap Frequency chip with serial output

2014-10-26 Thread Giuseppe Marullo
On 26/10/2014 17:47, Alex Pummer wrote: Hi Marullo look there: http://www.aade.com/dfd.htm almost plug and play frequency display for ham radio 73 KJ6UHN Alex Hello Alex, I answered to all in another message, but yes I know AADE, I got my son(7yo at the time) build me the LC Meter, I lo

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap Frequency chip with serial output

2014-10-26 Thread paul swed
Alex thats quite a good answer to the problem with a wide selection of solutions that account for the IFs and such, Marullo looks like you have a solution. Even a choice of displays. Regards Paul WB8TSL On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 12:47 PM, Alex Pummer wrote: > > > Hi Marullo > > look there: http:

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap Frequency chip with serial output

2014-10-26 Thread Alex Pummer
Hi Marullo look there: http://www.aade.com/dfd.htm almost plug and play frequency display for ham radio 73 KJ6UHN Alex Hello, just wanted to know if there is any very cheap pre programmed pic or something similar to get frequency of a Yaesu FT-102 radio. I need it to know its frequency, e

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap Frequency chip with serial output

2014-10-26 Thread Magnus Danielson
Giuseppe, If you look at http://www.radiomanual.info/schemi/FT102_user_VA3VFO.pdf you realize that the display is the result of a frequency counter being built in. You could either tap in and count yourself, or you could tap a whole number of other points depending on what you are after. Love

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap Frequency chip with serial output

2014-10-26 Thread paul swed
Marullo Thats a mighty old radio. That being said reading the frequency of the VFO may or may not work out for you. The actual frequency will be made up of a number of other frequencies that are injected at different stages. Drake as an example actually uses the VFO in a plus or add on some bands a

Re: [time-nuts] Cheap Frequency chip with serial output

2014-10-26 Thread Chris Albertson
On Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 7:26 PM, Giuseppe Marullo wrote: > I know Arduino could be a solution, just wanted to know if something smaller > is available, possibly with rs232. An Arduino can by pretty small. Here is an Arduino compatible that can do exactly what you ask for. https://www.sparkfun.c

[time-nuts] Cheap Frequency chip with serial output

2014-10-25 Thread Giuseppe Marullo
Hello, just wanted to know if there is any very cheap pre programmed pic or something similar to get frequency of a Yaesu FT-102 radio. I need it to know its frequency, either the VFO alone (sub 6MHz) or possibly its real rx and tx frequency (up to 30MHz). Using the VFO would be easier but then