Anyone have any idea what kind of old hardware I could salvage a 100mhz crystal oscillator from? The only thing I've dug up in my basement so far that even has a crystal is an old ISA modem, and it's rated at 59mhz, so no go. I suppose I could buy one from mouser, but $3.75 for something I might have already? Posted by Aban Rune (Member # 226) on :
Ok... you said hardware, and I thought maybe you meant, like, screws and bolts and things.
Nevermind.
Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :
Making an FM jammer?
Posted by dbutler1986 (Member # 1689) on :
Yep. Obviously that's illegal, so no. But yeah. I'm mostly curious whether or not I can make a tunable one with various ranges, dialing up from a few inches to a foot, to a foot and a half, etc. by means of a variable resistor between the crystal and the power supply...
Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :
So you are doing a feasibility study using extremely short ranges, such as a science project.
A clock or radio may have one, the radios may work better, being a variable frequency device already.
Posted by Toadkiller (Member # 425) on :
It would be a big help if he wasn't having to do this work with bear skins and stone knives.
Posted by dbutler1986 (Member # 1689) on :
LOL bearskins and stone knives...
Posted by Grokca (Member # 722) on :
Don't forget to equip this with a Jacob's Ladder, no self-respecting madman makes any electronic device without one.
Posted by dbutler1986 (Member # 1689) on :
Of course! Can't have a crazy electronic thingymawhatsis without the requisite sparks and ozone smell!
Posted by Da_bang80 (Member # 528) on :
don't forget to put one of those lightning globes on there too. y'know, just for good measure. oh, and maybe a drinking bird. and it should play the dukes of hazzard theme when you turn it on. just for S&G
Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :
Oh, and the Totally Gay Nordic Dudes called by, they're in the market for a Continuum Transfunctioner.
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