Greetings. I am not new to Ham Radio, although I have not had a license until now. I am going for my Technician License now, then my General. A friend is sending me his FT-301D, FP-301D and other items. He doesn't use it any more.
I am looking at Mods, Hacks, etc. and came across this video:
Further investigation revealed others who have created VFO's for their own radios.
I am going to build this and try it as an external VFO and replace the need for the Crystals. Or, I may make a dual-output version and plug in both an external VFO and a Crystal oscillator.