[time-nuts] Vintage General Radio Frequency Calibrator

[J. Forster]

There could well be interest on the GenRad Yahoo Group.

-John

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> I have an old, but looks just like new, General Radio FR46/URM-18
> Frequency
> Calibrator.
>
> It is a rack mount and has a metal container that has inner box that is an
> oven.  In the center of the oven is a suspended quartz block, hung by
> spring
> like devices in all directions.  The front panel has a thermometer that
> reads the temp of the oven.  There is also a meter on the front panel
> marked
> 0 - 200 Micro amps.
>
>
>
> There is an electronics deck in the rear with a couple of tubes, and a
> adjustment pot.  There are a pair of cables with large military type
> connectors hanging from the back of the unit.  One goes to the oven box,
> the
> other to the electronics deck.  I expect that would be the connections for
> the external power supply, that is not part of this panel.
>
>
>
> Does it have any value?  Something that I should put on eBay?  Or should
> be
> tossed in the dump.
>
>
>
> It is such beautiful workmanship, it seems a shame to just toss it out or
> destroy it.
>
>
>
> Thought and ideas please,
>
> George
>
>
>
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