Will,

That's a great idea.  I don't have a scanner that covers the 50 MHz band.
Maybe I can find one around some place.

Phil.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Will Smith" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: Crystal Cal


> Hi Phil,
>
> What I normally do is turn on an inexpensive scanner I got used at a ham
> swap fest and punch in the frequency I want to tune the transmitter to.
> Then I tune the rig to that scanner's monitoring frequency.
>
> Will, K4SAy
> [log in to unmask]
>  On Sat, 30 Nov
> 2002, Phil Scovell wrote:
>
> > Does anybody happen to know of any type of a crystal calibrator that is
> > available for VHF and UHF frequencies?  I have a six meter radio and so
far,
> > I have not been able to figure out where I am on the band so I can
change
> > frequency modes and count the clicks up to where I want to be.  I can
use
> > memory presets, of course, but the VFO naturally does not begin at a
memory
> > point.  Anyhow, if anybody has any ideas, let me know.  I am using a
ranger
> > 50 54 DX 100.  It seems to be a pretty nice all mode radio over all for
the
> > price.  If I had something which put out a tone at exactly 50 MHz and no
> > where else, that would be a good reference point from which to begin.
It
> > seems to me, if my memory serves me, there used to be a talking
frequency
> > device which allowed you to transmit and then it scanned until it found
your
> > transmit frequency and then read it back to you.  Even something like
that
> > would work fine.
> >
> > 73,
> > Phil.
> > k0nx
> >
> > http://www.RedWhiteAndBlue.org
> >
>