Recently I noticed the optional crystal frequency chart in my Drake 2B manual. It shows that a 14.0 MHz crystal allows you to listen to WWV on 10 MHz and 30 mtrs on 10.1-10.150. Nice, but wait, buy one get a second one free! The chart in the manual also shows that by retuning the preselector that same 14.0 MHz crystal also covers 17.5-18.1 MHz. This includes the lower half of the 17 mtr band. It looked like shifting the crystal up 100 KHz would shift coverage to include the entire 17 mtr band and still keep WWV and 30 mtrs on the dial. Outstanding!
A quick check of the AF4K Crystals website at http://www.af4k-crystals.com/ shows that he stocks 14.1 MHz crystals in HC6 style holders.
Range C on my 2B now covers WWV, 30 mtrs and 17 mtrs.
Where is Solar Cycle 25?
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