Just like a refrigerator or a CD player...
Best regards - Bry Carling af4k
> On Feb 22, 2014, at 5:44 PM, Ken Brown <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net> wrote:
>
> I remember when digital frequency readouts (the kind using an electronic
> counter, not the kind on a R-390) started appearing on ham gear. Most people
> (myself included) just had to have it. We never needed it before. There were
> easy enough reliable methods to make sure we stayed inside our band (or
> sub-band) limits, but for some reason it seemed like a digital display of our
> frequency became a necessity.
>
> DE N6KB
>
>> On 2/22/2014 11:14 AM, Mike Bryce wrote:
>> I guess it was a year ago I put in a DDS replacement for the PTO. Rock
>> solid. Dual VFOs, speed sensitive tuning, all kinds of goodies.
>>
>> I took it out and the analog PTO back in.
>>
>> Yep, it didn’t have the same feel. It (the DDS) made all kinds of noise when
>> no antenna was connected.
>>
>> Sometimes, and this was one of them, older really is better
>>
>>
>> Mike, WB8VGE
>> SunLight Energy Systems
>> The Heathkit Shop
>> http://www.theheathkitshop.com/
>> J e e p
>> o|||||||o
>>
>> A man with one clock knows what time it is. A man with two clocks is never
>> sure.
>
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