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Old March 8th 10, 09:23 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Default Old "Boat Anchor" tube receivers vs. Solid State receivers?

On Mar 7, 6:56*pm, Bob Dobbs wrote:
Clive wrote:
Even on CW or
SSB I doubt most listeners can even detect 100 cycles of instability.


I can definitely tell when some station is ten or more kcs off where I'm tuned,
and go to the RIT automatically. If they continue to drift, I might chase them
awhile, but usually move on, suggesting they sober up and quit leaning on the
VFO knob.

My receiver is stable to less than a twentieth of a cycle over several months.
(Using WWV as a reference)

--

Operator Bob
Echo Charlie 42


What radio can do that? And what is the master oscillator consist of-
does it contain a cesium/rubidium stage?