We've been down this road before and I don't agree on the specific need for
a highly accurate freq counter to perform a BFO oscillator alignment. A K3
or Orion gc receiver aligned to WWV and tuned to 9MHz does a fine job.
73, Barry N1EU
On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 8:23 PM, Mike Bryce <prosolar@sssnet.com> wrote:
> Absolutely!
>
> No one that I know can do that ‘by ear’
>
> I have some rather high zoot equipment here on my workbench, but it’s
> hasn’t been calibrated in a long time. Decades perhaps? I don’t know. but
> for me, it’s good ‘enuff for what I do. If I’m off a few hertz, I can live
> with that.
>
> Having one frequency counter is okay.
>
> Have two?
>
> They’ll never be on the same frequency.
>
>
>
> Mike Bryce WB8VGE
> prosolar@sssnet.com
>
>
>
> On Oct 19, 2014, at 3:23 PM, Wade Staggs <tvman1954@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > *Amen and 100% agreement on your statement Bob. A workman is only as good
> > as his tools. Although when I was younger, about anything on my 1957
> Chevy
> > could be fixed with Vise grips and a Clothes Hanger. Try that today!*
> >
> > * 73 Bob
> > from Wade/KJ4WS*
> >
>
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