The best is not to use a HF TRX for the MF/LF stuff but to use a simple downconverter, at least for the TX side. A simple NE612 mixer and a xtal (e.g. 1.8432 MHz / 4 by using a CD4013) and a reasona
Roger - I had the same drift issue and added the txco with little improvement - best was when unit was powered driven by lower voltage - think mine is set around 9.6V at the moment and less heat..it
The best is not to use a HF TRX for the MF/LF stuff but to use a simple downconverter, at least for the TX side. A simple NE612 mixer and a xtal (e.g. 1.8432 MHz / 4 by using a CD4013) and a reasonab
If WSPR15 is going to succeed for me I need a more stable rig (or a 0.5ppm TXCO fitted to the FT817) or a fan to force cool the FT817 - even when running 500mW! I'll leave the rig on for a little whi
Hello Roger and Laurence, The '817 that I'm using is quite stable without the tcxo. I've used it for receive only and found that it stayed on QRG within 0.1 Hz for several hours on 137 kHz. Perhaps t