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Using a "mesa" etch technique. I've designed chips which take these VHF crystals and quadruple the output frequency without using any tanks... up to around 600MHz output ;-)

...Jim Thompson

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Jim Thompson
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You could always put a frequency tripler etc. after the crystal oscillator, that would allow you to use it at fundamental.

Colin =^.^=

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colin

Standard push-push stages?

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budgie

Of course not. My specialty is elegance ;-)

Think low spurs. Think HOW.

...Jim Thompson

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|  James E.Thompson, P.E.                           |    mens     |
|  Analog Innovations, Inc.                         |     et      |
|  Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC\'s and Discrete Systems  |    manus    |
|  Phoenix, Arizona            Voice:(480)460-2350  |             |
|  E-mail Address at Website     Fax:(480)460-2142  |  Brass Rat  |
|       http://www.analog-innovations.com           |    1962     |
             
I love to cook with wine.      Sometimes I even put it in the food.
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Jim Thompson

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