[time-nuts] YIG oscillators

[Ed Palmer]

They are neat toys, aren't they?  :-)  I discovered them a couple of 
years ago.  Since then I've collected a few from ebay to play with. 
They're oddball units with no documentation, but they weren't too hard 
to decipher.  I even cobbled together a phase-lock system for one.  It 
worked, but it was too noisy for my needs.  It seems like YIGs have been 
superseded by VCOs for most applications - but I'm by no means an expert.

I've collected some random PDFs and other files about YIGs.  I zipped 
them and put them on Mediafire.  Help yourself.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?6v0db7crbkbb943

Ed

On 1/4/2013 8:19 AM, Daniel Mendes wrote:
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>
> Hi, maybe this topic is a bit boundary for this list, but i´ll just 
> ask for general directions....
>
> I´ve discovered these wonderfull bits of hardware called YIG (Yttrium 
> iron garnet) Oscillators (and filters!) in Ebay. If someone doesn´t 
> know what i´m talking about, they are very broadband tunnable 
> oscillators and filters. Now, the questions:
>
> 1) Does someone has some good references about them?
>
> 2) Can I get them new from somewere in decent prices or just collect 
> the trash from ebay? (as most of our Rubudium, OCXOs, Thunderbolts, etc)
>
> Thank you for any help...
>
> Daniel
>