The cheapest is a 74HC90 with a 74HC14 one as input the other five as output. Can also be LS. The best with all bells and whistles is a Altera MAX 3000 gate array with two selectable outputs paralleling four outputs with resisters, transformer input with Wenzel and sync input. No SMD's very solderable but needs a PCB and its cost is volume dependant. $ 6 if 40 get ordered and the rest of the parts less than $ 9. There is also room to bring out all decade stages 5/10 MHz input select and 80/20 or 50/50 duty cycle. Bert Kehren _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.