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Re: [TenTec] Century 22 calibrator?

To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>, "steven4lq@gmail.com" <steven4lq@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Century 22 calibrator?
From: Howie WA3MCK <wa3mck@gmail.com>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2017 06:26:20 +0000
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Hi Steve,
Do you know if this freq counter comes with decent documentation?
Tnx de Howie WA3MCK

On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 19:02 Steve Ellington <steven4lq@gmail.com> wrote:

> Or you could just feed the PTO into a cheap frequency counter. Being a DC
> receiver makes that very easy. Here's one I used:
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/0-1-to-65MHz-PIC16F648A-RF-Signal-Frequency-Counter-Cymometer-meter-Ham-Radio-B-/181871414188?hash=item2a58618bac
>
> $10!!!
>
> Steve n4LQ
>
> On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 6:04 PM, Tim Cook <nz8j@woh.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I found a pretty nice Century 22 at a hamfest this weekend. It seems to
> > work great, made a few qsos with good reports so far. It has full power
> > output and the pto is as smooth as any I've used including new ones. The
> > downsides are I'll need to put some new elastic on the dial string and it
> > doesn't have the calibrator. I've got a couple I might be able to install
> > internally. A homebrew version of the calibrator ten tec made for the 509
> > argos that I made back in the late 70's and a modern day marker made by
> QRP
> > guys.
> >
> > Just like to hear from anyone who might have installed an aftermarket
> > calibrator in a C22 using the internal location and switch. It's not a
> huge
> > issue, I set the pto dial on the low end of 40 to zero and it follows
> > closely enough but I like to have the capability...
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any information.
> >
> > 73
> > Tim
> > NZ8J
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