[time-nuts] Adjusting nominal frequency of FTS 1200-100 OCXO?

Bob Camp kb8tq at n1k.org
Mon Sep 19 22:05:18 EDT 2016


Hi

Best guess:

It’s inside the styrofoam block.
It’s inside a sealed can in the block
It’s (maybe) inside a can inside that one.
It’s a SMT part on a board in that can.

You set the frequency by pulling what they have there, measuring it and
putting in another cap. If they used a series like 0.47 pf, 0.56 pf, 0.68 pf you may
not have them on the shelf. 

Bob

> On Sep 19, 2016, at 8:54 PM, Christopher Hoover <ch at murgatroid.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks, Corby.   That was my guess.
> 
> Is this cap  buried in the styrofoam block?   (Cue "we need to go deeper"
> meme.)
> 
> -christopher
> 73 de AI6KG
> 
> On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 10:18 AM, <cdelect at juno.com> wrote:
> 
>> Christopher,
>> 
>> The only way is to open the oscillator up and reselect the capacitor they
>> used to set it on frequency.
>> 
>> I've done it once or twice long ago, not easy to do!
>> 
>> I have a 1200 with the same problem however it does tune to 1Hz low so I
>> use it as the offset oscillator for my DMTD unit!
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Corby
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