[VHFcontesting] Contesting differences: VHF and HF

[Zack Widup]

I think so!

I got a few Isotemp 118 OCXO's a few years ago. They have respectable
phase-noise figures and are stable and accurate enough themselves without
being GPS disciplined in the field. I tweak them against a reference in the
"lab" (well, my kitchen table) every couple months to make sure they're
still accurate. Usually I don't have to touch them.

73, Zack W9SZ

On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 1:54 PM, Nate Duehr <nate at natetech.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:08 -0500, "Zack Widup" <w9sz.zack at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > In the 10 GHz contest this weekend everyone I worked was right there on
> > the 10368 frequency we'd agreed on,  so I didn't have to fiddle with
> > tuning
> > the rig at the same time as I swung the dish. A pleasant experience!
> >
> > 73, Zack W9SZ
>
> A sure sign that good 10 MHz reference oscillators of all sorts (GPS
> disciplined, WWV disciplined, etc...) are getting cheap(er) and
> plentiful?  :-)
>
> --
>  Nate Duehr, WY0X
>  nate at natetech.com
>