Bruce K3CMZ wrote:
Does anyone know where I could buy a couple of the ICS501 IC'S
see www.icst.com/datasheets/ics501.pdf
This ic may work well as a crystal oscillator for the SoftRock
series of radio.
Bruce,
consider carefully the use of that chip. While I haven't ever
used it, and so I can't speak from experience, I have been told
from knowledgeable persons that its phase noise is terrible, as
it is meant as a clock generator for logic circuits, and not for
analog applications where spectral purity is of utmost importance.
73 Alberto I2PHD