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
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 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
>
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