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Plug in frequency counter

Hairball

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Does anyone know of a company that sells a frequency counter that plugs into the radio using a rca style jack? Thank you, Harry
 

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What you're looking for is commonly called a "bench" counter. Has a jack on the front for input, usually a BNC socket. Literally hundreds of models and brands have come and gone since the early 1970s when the technology became available. Decades ago, they took up a cabinet 8 or 10 inches wide, around that deep. Technology has shrunk them down, the way a cell phone is no longer the size of a paving brick.

Just one question. Why do you need a frequency counter for a radio that has the frequency displayed on the front panel?

You'll find a selection on chinabay.

These guys offer lab-grade versions that sell for more than that radio.

https://www.valuetronics.com/other-...-FdVQEe7EbEg5M4bPTu7OIWqV54X7Z4N5CXHrcKBzYfmL

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I was hoping to find a reasonably priced counter that I could plug into my rci2995dxcf. The 2995 likes to drift a bit and I would like to know where my transmit frequency is.
 
A fleabay search turns up a range of 40 and 50-year old specimens. Newer ones are the size of a pocket calculator.

I'm not used to seeing that model drift a lot. If it's the "CF" version it's not old enough to have dirty trimmer caps on the internal frequency adjustments.

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About the first 30 minutes it moves a bit, then levels out. I thought there might be something out there that was readily available. Thank you for the replies.
 

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