A low-part-count “Kid Kong” VFC with take-back-half (TBH) diode charge pump and an ACMOS prescaler that can run at 80 MHz.
A while ago, [nsayer] was inspired by a Hackaday post to build one of the most insidious means of psychological warfare. I speak, of course, of the [Lord Vetinari] clock, a clock that ticks at random ...
The prescaler described here connects to the front end of a 100-MHz frequency counter to extend its coverage range to 10 GHz. The circuit is a far less expensive way to measure frequencies above 100 ...