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RP

ICE

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Category
Components
Type
Quartz crystals
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Last edited
17 OCT 2026

Specifications

Type
quartz crystal unit, professional
Package
HC-6/RW, HC-33/RW, HC-25/RW, HC-18/RW (see Variants)
Nominal frequency (fN)
1.4…61 MHz
Nominal frequency, min (fN min)
1.4 MHz
Nominal frequency, max (fN max)
61 MHz
Adjustment tolerance at 25 °C (TA)
±10, ±20, ±30, ±40 or ±50 ppm
Tolerance over the temperature range (TT)
±10…±50 ppm (see Coded as)
Recommended drive level (measurement)
0.5 mW
Max. drive level
2 mW
Resonance resistance (R)
525 Ω (fN = 1.4 MHz)…40 Ω (fN = 61 MHz)
Resonance resistance, min
40 Ω
Resonance resistance, max
525 Ω
Static capacitance (C0)
6…10 pF
Static capacitance, min
6 pF
Static capacitance, max
10 pF
Temperature range
−55…+100 °C (operating and storage)
Climate
temperate (N1 and N2, STAS 6692/83)
Dimension (A)
10.2–18.9 mm (see Variants)
Dimension (B)
13.45–19.8 mm (see Variants)
Dimension (C)
6.3–12.7 mm (see Variants)
Dimension (D)
4.88–12.35 mm (see Variants)
Dimension (E)
11.05–19.35 mm (see Variants)
Dimension (F)
0.45–1.32 mm (see Variants)
Dimension (G)
3.7–7.7 mm (see Variants)
Dimension (H)
4.65–9.2 mm (see Variants)
Application
fixed or mobile radiotelephones and any professional electronic equipment

Sources: [1]

Variants (4)

NoteCompare
RP 6 (HC-6/RW)HC-6/RW1.4418.919.696.312.3419.231.327.59D = 12.34 ± 0.5 mm, F = 1.32 ± 0.07 mm
RP 3 (HC-33/RW)HC-33/RW1.441819.812.712.3519.350.817.79.2D = 12.35 ± 0.5 mm, F = 0.81 ± 0.07 mm
RP 2 (HC-25/RW)HC-25/RW46110.213.466.34.8811.0513.74.65D = 4.88 ± 0.2 mm, F = 1 ± 0.07 mm
RP 1 (HC-18/RW)HC-18/RW46110.213.4512.54.911.050.453.84.65D = 4.9 ± 0.2 mm, F = 0.45 ± 0.07 mm

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Description

The RP is a series of professional quartz crystal units made by ICSITE of Bucharest in four packages, HC-6/RW, HC-33/RW, HC-25/RW and HC-18/RW [1]. The Agenda radioelectronistului (2nd edition, 1989) gives a nominal frequency range of 1.4…61 MHz, a recommended drive level of 0.5 mW for measurement and a maximum of 2 mW, a temperature range of −55…+100 °C for operation and storage, a resonance resistance from 525 Ω (at 1.4 MHz) to 40 Ω (at 61 MHz) and a static capacitance C0 of 6…10 pF [1]. It names fixed or mobile radiotelephones and any professional electronic equipment for a temperate climate (N1 and N2 – STAS 6692/83) as the applications [1].

Coded as (NTR-E 3249/1-83) [1]:

Part Meaning
6, 3, 2, 1 (1st digit) nominal frequency and package: 6 = 1400…4000 kHz, HC-6/RW; 3 = 1400…4000 kHz, HC-33/RW; 2 = 4000…61 000 kHz, HC-25/RW; 1 = 4000…61 000 kHz, HC-18/RW
1…5 (2nd digit) adjustment tolerance TA at 25 °C: 1 = ±10, 2 = ±20, 3 = ±30, 4 = ±40, 5 = ±50 ppm
1…7 (3rd digit) tolerance TT over the operating temperature range: 1 = ±10 ppm / −25…+75 °C; 2 = ±15 ppm / −25…+75 °C; 3 = ±20 ppm / −25…+75 °C; 4 = ±30 ppm / −35…+75 °C; 5 = ±50 ppm / −25…+75 °C; 6 = ±10 ppm / −10…+60 °C; 7 = ±20 ppm / −10…+60 °C
N, S version: N = normal, S = special

The book’s example of the code is „RP 123 – S”; the series letters RP are not explained [1]. The dimensions A…H of the four packages are those of the book’s table, with the letters of the drawing (fig. 23.1); the variant codes here (RP 6, RP 3, RP 2, RP 1) are the series letters with the first digit of the code [1].

Electronica românească. O istorie trăită (vol. II), in its chapter on the Institutul de Cercetări Electronice (ICE), says that the management of the institute’s quartz resonator micro-production section worked out the manufacturing technologies on equipment bought under a licence from the USA, and that the section delivered its first quartz resonators in 1981, at first with all materials and subassemblies imported; from 1984 the main material, quartz, was taken into production in Romania by an institute subordinated to ICECHIM [2]. Its main customer was IEMI, for radiotelephones for the police and the Ministry of National Defence, but also other enterprises making radiocommunication, telecommunication, computer and other equipment [2].

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References

  1. [1]N. Drăgulănescu – „Agenda radioelectronistului”, 2nd edition, Editura Tehnică, 1989, section 23.3 „Rezonatoare cu cuarț profesionale produse în R.S.R.”, pp. 342–343
  2. [2]N. Millea (coord.) et al. – „Electronica românească. O istorie trăită”, vol. II „Electronica profesională”, AGIR, chapter II „Institutul de Cercetări Electronice”, section II.4.13 „Secția microproducție Rezonatoare cu cuarț”, p. 139