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Old 28th Nov 2020, 2:03 pm   #1
mickm3for
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Default Looking for infomation on frequency counter

Hi info wanted / ideas i have this home built counter (not built by me) it reads 9 khz low at 144.500 mhz it has a 100khz timebase xtal to set gate time this has no trimmer cap tried a 150 pf trimmer across the 22pf xtal loading cap it made no diffrence to the readings all i know about the counter is it has a 4049 chip as the xtal osc pin 2/3 going to the xtal a 1 meg across the xtal and a 22pf from each pin of the xtal to ground signal taken from pin 3 to pin 5, on pin 4 etched on the print says 1mhz and a test point. also on the print says G8CKT/G8FTB VHF DFM MK3 couldnot find any info on net? any help Mick
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