I have and use a Protek 9100 and a HP 5316A; the HP is pretty expensive but cool. I aligned my Protek to the HP and use the Protek most of the time. So long as a freq counter is calibrated, it should work just fine. You gotta allow 20-30 minutes for both the radio AND the freq counter to stabilize - and do it in a room at 70f temps for best results.O.K. guys, im tired of my inconsistent freq, counter. Please recommend me a economical counter for basic alignments. Must be sensitive enough. Will be using it for 10-11 meter rig alignments. Thanks
I have and use a Protek 9100 and a HP 5316A; the HP is pretty expensive but cool. I aligned my Protek to the HP and use the Protek most of the time. So long as a freq counter is calibrated, it should work just fine. You gotta allow 20-30 minutes for both the radio AND the freq counter to stabilize - and do it in a room at 70f temps for best results.
A local friend of mine bought on of those freq counters from eBay. He said it is pretty consistent:
Precision Frequency Counter Meter 0 01Hz 2 4GHz | eBay
The only way to make them ultra accurate at home is to buy a rubidium oscillator as a reference point. They can be dangerous, because if the rubidium bulb inside should break for whatever reason - well - rubidium is highly toxic!
The only problem with that, is that he has a 10-11m setup.
Nothing about an HF rig . . .
A local friend of mine bought on of those freq counters from eBay. He said it is pretty consistent:
Precision Frequency Counter Meter 0 01Hz 2 4GHz | eBay