[time-nuts] [FA] ICS525 Battery Top Singnal Generator

[Bill Janssen]

Brooke Clarke wrote:

>Hi:
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>To get some feel for what these will sell for I'm auctioning a prototype 
>unit as eBay item number 7616994287.
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>Have Fun,
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>Brooke Clarke, N6GCe
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>Brooke Clarke wrote:
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>>Hi:
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>>Awhile ago there was some discussion about the ICS525 and I finally got 
>>a quote on their demo board it was $57 and 10 weeks.  Well it's been 
>>less than 10 weeks and I've made my own, with more features than the 
>>stock version.  There's been some delay getting all the stuff to do fine 
>>pitch Surface Mount Parts, see:
>>http://www.pacificsites.com/~brooke/SMT.shtml
>>Version 1.0 has the ICS525-02 (160 MHz max out)  a couple of 10 position 
>>SIP switches, a power supply including snaps for a 9 volt battery and a 
>>14 pin socket that will hold either a full or half size DIP oscillator.  
>>There's also a BNC input connector that can supply the chip instead of 
>>the DIP oscillator.  BNC output connector.  See more at:
>>http://www.pacificsites.com/~brooke/PRC68COM.shtml#BTSG
>><http://www.icst.com/icscs/PartSummary.aspx?id=cf3d07a6-2cb4-4faf-8ad6-f4749fb2c1a8&name=ICS525-02&mode=short>
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>>Data Sheet for ICS525:
>>http://www.icst.com/datasheets/ics5250102.pdf
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>>When using the calculator be sure to scroll down to the results for the 
>>high speed -02 version, see:
>>http://www.icst.com/calculators/ics525inputForm.html
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>>For now I'm calling it the Battery Top Signal Generator, but it might 
>>have numerous uses.
>>Is there any interest in my making more of these to sell?
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>>Have Fun,
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>>Brooke Clarke
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I looked at the ebay listing and it looks like it would be good as a 
106.5 MHz signal
to lock another oscillator to get a 10.244 signal for a 10GHz convertor. 
The second
oscillator would clean up the close in phase noise and your circuit can 
be locked to
a 10 MHz signal of whatever quality  needed.

Don't know if you can produce them at $40.00 or so but I would be 
interested in what
you come up with

Bill K7NOM