Work is progressing well on the remote antenna tuner, more pics to follow soon. I am already thinking of the next project and decided I need an accurate 10Mhz frequency source for my counter and other stuff. In the past I have used a surplus rubidium standard and when that popped a GPS locked crystal oscillator.

That was over 10 years ago and things have changed. Used Racal Rubidium boxes are on ebay for between, £550 – £811. Bare bones Rubidium standards which need control circuits are priced at £157. These are often units removed from cell phone installations with an unknown lifespan remaining.

There are also lots of ready built Chinese boxes using 1PPS GPS sync for around £100 but in the spirit of making everything myself either from kits or self sourced components I decided to make my own.

QRP Labs have the QLG1 GPS Receiver kit and the ProgRock kit which makes a very cost effective combination. I have no connection with them except being a satisfied customer. Adding a box, power supply and other bits and pieces the estimated the overall cost will be below £40. The kits are ordered and I will share the build here soon.

See my build of a QRP Labs 20m QCX transceiver here

An Extron ADA4 300MX video distribution amplifier can make a cheap way of distributing the 10Mhz signal around the shack/workshop. See this page.