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   "Jim Wilkins"  wrote in message   
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   > "j"  wrote in message ...   
   > We can do incredible things in the research lab with enough funding.   
      
   Not sure if anyone will appreciate it, but I just found out that the   
   1971-vintage HP Spectrum Analyzer I bought at a flea market depends on   
   this magic crystal:   
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YIG_sphere   
      
   This one sweeps smoothly from 2 GHz to 4 GHz.   
      
   jsw   
      
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