I'm not an accomplished electronics person.
I was told that if it was designed right you could make a (2.0-2.5Mhz) stabilized analogue VFO tune in very small increments, say 2 or 3 hz. (Electronically stablized by varacters).
Say you wanted to base such a VFO on an analogue RF signal generator, does anyone know what might be suitable?
I have been looking at what I beleive are stabilized analogue RF signal generators, but they are quite expensive, (HP 8640A and 8640b) so I thinks what I need is simply a good RF generator and I can add the stabilzation circuitry myself. It is important that the basic oscillator is quality in order to try for the 2 or 3 hz tuning steps.
Perhaps some of the older 1960's eqipment that is virtually obsolete would be okay because the oscillator itself is a quality item. Maybe some of the old Marconi stuff would do. Any peice of equipment come to mind? TIA.