"JB" wrote in message
news:g_bwk.563$1a2.176@trnddc04...
The crystal
companies
could have put the big hurt on PLL or programmable dividers. I know
the real
reason crystals took a back seat, and it;s not what anybody thinks
happened.

73 OM

n8zu

It would be my guess to do away with technicians that tune up radios and
fix
things.


I've been racking my brain trying to figure out a reason.
But, I think you hit the nail on the head. It fits right in
with the obsolescence of the FCC 1st and 2nd Class
Radiotelephone tickets.

Pete