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Re: [TenTec] 20 MHz reference oscillator crystals - Also a note to whoev

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] 20 MHz reference oscillator crystals - Also a note to whoever keeps the repair archive
From: "Ron Notarius W3WN" <wn3vaw@verizon.net>
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Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2018 17:33:12 -0400
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Arrived in today's mail.  Thank you!

73, ron w3wn

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From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of 
MadScientist1948
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 7:39 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: [TenTec] 20 MHz reference oscillator crystals - Also a note to whoever 
keeps the repair archive

For those who keep track of this sort of thing, I had purchased an Omni 6 with 
what appeared to be a CPU problem (gobbledegook on the display).

I was prepared to acquire yet another parts set…

What made me think it was worth tinkering with was the fact that the problem 
was thermal, with a time constant roughly that of the crystal oven.

I had some spare ovens so no worries there but this was certainly not the root 
cause of the problem.

I found that the 20 MHz reference went away as the oven heated up. 

I injected 20 MHz from my signal generator and all was well.

I found a bag of proper 20 MHz crystals on the auction site. They are perfect 
as a mechanical fit and they went into the circuit perfectly and I was able to 
calibrate dead-on to 20 MHz.

The radio now works perfectly.

Now I am left with a bag of about 39 of these crystals. If anyone needs one, 
drop me a line.

$10 shipped in CONUSA.

Gary

W0DVN
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