X-GM-THRID: 1212253037230836076 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf X-Gmail-Received: 4979821431ff4018995b043607cec06b95013868 Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.64.249.16 with SMTP id w16cs132161qbh; Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:43:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.48.210.16 with SMTP id i16mr6828830nfg; Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:43:20 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id k24si1492551nfc.2006.08.20.12.43.20; Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:43:20 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: neutral (gmail.com: 193.82.116.20 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1GEt87-0000SN-Ff for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:38:43 +0100 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1GEt86-0000SD-TP for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:38:42 +0100 Received: from rwcrmhc12.comcast.net ([216.148.227.152]) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1GEt82-0000mZ-FQ for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:38:42 +0100 Received: from rmailcenter04.comcast.net ([204.127.197.114]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc12) with SMTP id <20060820193754m12001ai9ge>; Sun, 20 Aug 2006 19:37:54 +0000 Received: from [24.91.125.179] by rmailcenter04.comcast.net; Sun, 20 Aug 2006 19:37:53 +0000 From: k2ors@comcast.net (Warren K2ORS/WD2XGJ) To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 19:37:53 +0000 Message-Id: <082020061937.14586.44E8BA110002B63D000038FA22007503300B97010D0A020E06979D0E03@comcast.net> X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Apr 11 2006) X-Authenticated-Sender: bWFyeWphbmVib3lkQGNvbWNhc3QubmV0 X-Spam-Score: -0.6 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=-0.647 Subject: Re: LF: re: modifying xtals etc. X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 6918 Hi Niels, > is one employing an inductance in series with the crystal. (Such oscillators > sometimes are termed "VXOs"). As always, there is a price to pay: The > frequency stability is impaired. Yes, I tried a VXO circuit but it did not have sifficient stability for QRSS work. O.K. for hand keyed cw though. -- 73 Warren K2ORS/WD2XGJ FN42hi http://www.w4dex.com/wd2xgj.htm