[time-nuts] Re: pulling some crystals
Bob kb8tq
kb8tq at n1k.org
Thu Dec 7 02:40:17 UTC 2023
Hi
The simple answer is that a wide pull ( = enough to cover 10 years aging) 5th overtone is a bit of a complicated design. It can be done, but the circuits (and the designs behind them) are all a bit obscure / insane.
Iâd suggest that a 3rd overtone 98.304 might be another choice.
Bob
> On Dec 4, 2023, at 9:42â¯PM, glen english LIST via time-nuts <time-nuts at lists.febo.com> wrote:
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> After some commentary, please:
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> I built some 98.304 MHz 5th overtone oscillators, the crystals have a 60 deg C turning point, they're kept close to that temp and varactors pull it around.
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> It's a reference for a UHF PLL. However I am having difficulty with a well reproducable production configuration and pulling. Pulling too much and I see spurious modes.
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> I've now considered driving temperature on the crystal to pull it around also , and back off the amount of varactor pull. IE a hybrid of the two approaches.
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> I've considered now going back to 49.152 reference and using a 16.384 fundamental crystal in an harmonic oscillator configuration (x3) , or a tripler, which results in a bit of subharmonic contribution- not really desirable but I could put an idler/diplexor on that and then kill the subharmonic component.
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> or using a 3rd overtone 49.152 crystal. I never had problems with the spurious modes in the old days wildly pulling 3rd overtone 35 meg xtals.
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> The pulling requirement needs to cover it for 10 years of aging. Presumably I can ask the crystal mfr to put more years on it to reduce aging.
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> Comments please ?
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> with many thanks - glen.
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> On 29/11/2023 2:48 am, Joe Dempster via time-nuts wrote:
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