[TenTec] Signal generator recommendations?

Mike Gusky k5ux at bellsouth.net
Sat Apr 8 21:21:58 EDT 2006


Sorry for the earlier mess-up with my response.  Let me try this again.  My
Omni C needed minor alignment work.  Thought about getting an older military
surplus generator or perhaps a HP 608, but ran across the Elecraft XG2 for
$59.  Took about an hour to assemble the kit and it really works great.  It
has an output on 80, 40 and 20 meters with a choice of two output
levels....1 microvolt and 50 microvolts.  It is extremely accurate and
really makes tweaking my Omni C easy.  You can use the harmonics to align
the other bands.

Mike
K5UX

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Al Gulseth
Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 7:47 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: [TenTec] Signal generator recommendations?

Needing more advice here:

I'm thinking strongly that I need to pick up a signal generator since I seem

to be quite frequently dealing with minor issues on my "collection" of old 
PTO based rigs. What would be a step up from the old Eico/Heath etc. type 
offerings that would [hopefully] be inexpensive and have a relatively small 
footprint? I'd like to have a calibrated attenuator if possible but beyond 
that, as long as it covers the HF range and is reasonably stable I'm not 
picky (analog is fine, doesn't have to be synthesized). Also, I'd prefer 
solid state if possible. Maybe something of the older HP etc. offerings like

the HP 8601 without the sweep function?
-- 
TNX/73, Al

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