X-GM-THRID: 1205704695719671450 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf X-Gmail-Received: a5748914bf59ba8805987ffa5981563d5310e79b Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.54.127.17 with SMTP id z17cs14315wrc; Fri, 9 Jun 2006 12:31:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.49.59.2 with SMTP id m2mr2666257nfk; Fri, 09 Jun 2006 12:31:06 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id x1si3572644nfb.2006.06.09.12.31.05; Fri, 09 Jun 2006 12:31:06 -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 1FomeH-0004hP-VL for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 09 Jun 2006 20:28:01 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1FomeH-0004hG-JH for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 09 Jun 2006 20:28:01 +0100 Received: from imo-m25.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.6]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1FomeD-00015p-KX for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 09 Jun 2006 20:28:01 +0100 Received: from G0MRF@aol.com by imo-m25.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.5.) id l.330.5e3d5ff (41809) for ; Fri, 9 Jun 2006 15:27:49 -0400 (EDT) From: G0MRF@aol.com Message-ID: <330.5e3d5ff.31bb25b5@aol.com> Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 15:27:49 EDT To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5014 X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -0.5 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=-1.142,DNS_FROM_RFC_ABUSE=0.374,HTML_40_50=0.086,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001,NO_REAL_NAME=0.178 Subject: Re: LF: Odd Frequency Crystal Oscillator moule - completely off topic - sri Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1149881269" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.8 required=5.0 tests=HTML_20_30,HTML_MESSAGE, NO_REAL_NAME 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: 5785 -------------------------------1149881269 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 09/06/2006 13:46:01 GMT Standard Time, andre.kesteloot@verizon.net writes: Andy, Since this can be of use to radio amateurs too, let me reply here: Digikey does not carry Fox, but Mouser does. Fox makes some xtals that can be programmed by the distributor. JITO is the acronym for "Just in Time Oscillators". The Jito ranges are : 0.344 to 125 MHz and 125 to 250 MHz See page 689 of their latest catalog or go to: http://foxonline.com/pdfs/JITO-2_brochure.pdf. Prices for qty 1: $14.79 Delivery 10 days or less. That sounds like a good service. Thanks Andre. Small warning though. Many of the oscillators may turn out to be VCOs with an integral PLL. According to my supplier here (not Fox etc) they are 95% useful.....with the exception of communications applications where the phase noise outside the loop filter bandwidth is excessive compared to a genuine crystal oscillator. 73 David -------------------------------1149881269 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 09/06/2006 13:46:01 GMT Standard Time,=20 andre.kesteloot@verizon.net writes:

Andy,

Since this can be of use to radio amateurs too, let=20= me=20 reply here:
Digikey does not carry Fox, but Mouser does.
Fox makes s= ome=20 xtals that can be programmed by the distributor.
JITO is the acronym fo= r=20 "Just in Time Oscillators".
The Jito ranges are : 0.344 to 125 MHz and=20= 125=20 to 250 MHz
See page 689 of their latest catalog
or go to: =20
=20 http://foxonline.com/pdfs/JITO-2_brochure.pdf.
Prices for qty 1:=20 $14.79
Delivery 10 days or less.

That sounds like a good service. Thanks Andre.

Small warning though. Many of the oscillators may turn out to be VCOs w= ith=20 an integral PLL.

According to my supplier here (not Fox etc) they are 95% useful.....wit= h=20 the exception of communications applications where the phase noise outside t= he=20 loop filter bandwidth is excessive compared to a genuine crystal=20 oscillator.

David

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