Good info. I'll file it away in case I ever pick up a unit cheap. Joe Gray W5JG
On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Charles P. Steinmetz <charles_steinm...@lavabit.com> wrote: > That's what I did with my 8163. You need to add a Wenzel-style two-PNP > squarer and use the squarer output to replace the internal 10 MHz VCO output > (point "BB" on the 8163 schematic). Removing the RF Amplifier PC card made > plenty of room for the added board. The existing two-PNP squarer on the > Local input is marginal, so I modified it to conform to the one I added. I > disabled the VCO and the phase comparator that drives it by removing > appropriate power supply feeds, and used the 60 kHz antenna connector for > the 10 MHz reference input. Extremely simple, and it works perfectly. > > Best regards, > > Charles > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > _______________________________________________ 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.