Hello all! Was just looking around on eBay and I decided to check out signal generators. I came across this one, will it be acceptable for working on these old radios? I've never used one before and have no idea what I'm looking for. Thanks for any advice!
The eBay link is below, hope it works!

Don

http://cgi.ebay.com/Leader-Signal-Generator-Model-LSG-11-6-Freq-ranges-NR_W0QQitemZ260073499935QQihZ016QQcategoryZ1502QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Don:
This will be great for you.
Here's a place to download the manual and schematic for it too.
ftp://bama.sbc.edu/downloads/leader/lsg11/lsg11.pdf

I bought a similarly featured Heath sig Generator for only abot 25 bucks.
I also found a good low cost digital frequency counter ($30)
It's nice to use the freq counter to be able to adjust your signal generator exactly to the desired freq such as 455kc or 465kc or what ever. This sig gen has a dial with 455kc marked on it but you can be exact useng the freq counter as well.

Thanks for the info Peter. I just downloaded the manual and schematic from the link you gave me, now I just have to win the thing on eBay! I put in a bid of $25 bucks, plus the $18 shipping. Guess that's as high as I can go for now. Wish me luck!

Thanks again! Don.

:Don:
:This will be great for you.
:Here's a place to download the manual and schematic for it too.
:ftp://bama.sbc.edu/downloads/leader/lsg11/lsg11.pdf
:
:I bought a similarly featured Heath sig Generator for only abot 25 bucks.
:I also found a good low cost digital frequency counter ($30)
:It's nice to use the freq counter to be able to adjust your signal generator exactly to the desired freq such as 455kc or 465kc or what ever. This sig gen has a dial with 455kc marked on it but you can be exact useng the freq counter as well.
:

:Hello all! Was just looking around on eBay and I decided to check out signal generators. I came across this one, will it be acceptable for working on these old radios? I've never used one before and have no idea what I'm looking for. Thanks for any advice!
:The eBay link is below, hope it works!
:
:Don

I agree with Peter. Nice, simple uit...and the price is right.

As for a digital counter you could buy a cheap digital radio on eBay and use it close to your generator's probe monitor the frequency. I've seen multibands digital radio for about 25$ on eBay...

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But a good digital counter can often be found on Ebay for around $30 as well

By the way.. too bd you lost the bid... so go get one of the Heathkit generators there.. that's the one I have.. no problem.

Yep, lost the bid.. I took your advice Peter and bid on a heathkit generator, hope this one works since I'll be in over my head trying to figure it out. Here's the one I'm looking at:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180073215326

Once again, wish me luck!

As for a frequency counter, I have a digital tuner as part of the surround sound in the living room.. set the generator and just put the probe near the tuner and I should be able to see if it's close, correct?
That is, if I ever do win one of these auctions, not to mention any of the shipping charges!

:But a good digital counter can often be found on Ebay for around $30 as well
:
:By the way.. too bd you lost the bid... so go get one of the Heathkit generators there.. that's the one I have.. no problem.
:

Here is the link to the sg-8 manual.
ftp://bama.sbc.edu/downloads/heath/sg8/sg8all.djvu

You should be fine. I have the 1g-102 model and a freq counter.

Your digital tuner may not cover the whole freq range. Will it read at 455kc?
but try it.. I happen to like having the digital readout as I'm tuning across all/any bands...

Besides counters are so cheap now.. why try to figure how to do it by using your tuner?
... but hey ...some guys like that creative & slightly more frugal stuff... lol

Shipping is cheap... lol on this sig gen so... go for it..
good luck

Here's the one I'm using.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Heathkit-RF-Signal-Generator-Model-IG-102-IG102-NR_W0QQitemZ150078805441QQihZ005QQcategoryZ97198QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem