My radio was drifting a lot with the Stock crystal so i picked up a cheap tcxo I Though I would post this just in case any one wants to put on in there TS-450 or any Kenwood that takes the SO-2 option tcxo there rare and a lot of money and i wanted to show off my work.. It would be nice if it was just a drop in but the +5v and the single out pins are flipped so i was not going to let that stop me! I cut a small PCB to make it pin compatible.
the out come it is so much nicer! just turn it on and talk!
I go this one from E-Bay it was marked as $20 shipped but he took an offer for $15
here it is soldered onto a board
Back side
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testing it before installing it in to the radio just in case it lets the smoke out..
the frequency counter i have in the pic i retrofitted a TCXO in that i took it to a local place and had them make sure it was spot on..
oh yeah there it is all sitting pretty
the out come it is so much nicer! just turn it on and talk!
I go this one from E-Bay it was marked as $20 shipped but he took an offer for $15
here it is soldered onto a board
Back side
testing it before installing it in to the radio just in case it lets the smoke out..
the frequency counter i have in the pic i retrofitted a TCXO in that i took it to a local place and had them make sure it was spot on..
oh yeah there it is all sitting pretty
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