[time-nuts] HP 106B on Ebay

[Jeremy Nichols]

I would be concerned the xtal has drifted so far it can’t be adjusted to 5
MHz any more. My 103AR has such a problem.

On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 12:17 PM Taka Kamiya via time-nuts <
time-nuts at lists.febo.com> wrote:

> I saw this one.
> What scares me is that the seller appears to be competent in testing his
> frequency counter, oscilloscope plugin, and other equipment, but on this
> one he says, "not sure how to operate".  My alarm went off and I didn't bid.
>
> ---------------------------------------
> (Mr.) Taka Kamiya
> KB4EMF / ex JF2DKG
>
>
>     On Friday, March 20, 2020, 2:49:34 PM EDT, Bob kb8tq <kb8tq at n1k.org>
> wrote:
>
>  Hi
>
> I’m guessing that it is a dewar based OCXO. If so, the *big* question is:
> Can the boys at UPS / Fed Ex / DHL / USPS (your pick) get it to you
> without cracking the glass bottle? I’ve had reasonable success at shipping
> them ( = dewar based OCXO’s not HP106’s)  in, but not 100%
> success. Replacing dewars is generally not an easy task.
>
> Bob
>
> > On Mar 20, 2020, at 12:49 PM, Perry Sandeen via time-nuts <
> time-nuts at lists.febo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Gents,
> > This is the only one I've ever seen on ebay in 15+ years.  Sold as parts
> only but it has a clean 5Mhz output.  No bids so far at $499. Auction ends
> Sat 1:52 PDST.  (I'd buy it if my discretionary financial situation was
> better).
> > Regards,
> > Perrier
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