I have depleted my stock (donors) and in need. Recommendations needed, eBay looks more like scambay these days and I don't want to pay more than a few dollars each.
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10.24Mhz xtal source
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if you dont mind short ones, mouser does have a couple hundred of those in stock. $0.36 each if you buy 100 (or $0.55 each under 10 pcs).
keep us updated. I wouldn't mind to stock up on a few if those turn out to do ok.
Good chance you'll see some variation from one of these to the next. We learned to keep more than one kind on hand. Since no data can be had about the factory crystals' characteristics, we just learned by trial and error which one works best in which radios. The one that's closest to the correct frequency in a 1978 SSB radio with a 858 chip may not allow you to set the clarifier on center in a 1990s 2950.
Would be nice to have those specs before buying. We just took the approach that cheap crystals make trial-and-error matching to the radio's model good enough.
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Would be nice to have those specs before buying. We just took the approach that cheap crystals make trial-and-error matching to the radio's model good enough.
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I bought some of these crystals, and they all checked close enough on my crystal checker to be usuable. I have found that AMAZON typically doesn't sell junk. Especially in the electronics field. EVERTYTHING I have purchased through them has been the quality that I expected. 10.240 ??? how close does it have to be for CB ??? I have used these crystals as a sub, and have never seen a decrease in performance.
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Your both right, at least in my mind. Some well-placed capacitance can move their frequency some, and this IS something like horseshoes and hand grenades, close counts. At this point like flat-rate box, if it fits it ships. Thanks guys!
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