I had one explode as well. They are usually pretty good but that one just hated to exist any longer.
Today I invented a new duovigesimal base encoding to encode unix time stamps into something humans can accurately communicate over the phone using phonetic alphabet with no digit vs character ambiguities or confusion.
As I write this, it is 1601309628 or RCSSXYG o'clock.
Edit: there's a very nice HP 651B oscillator on UK ebay for a reasonable amount of cash at the moment. I am tempted but I am also not tempted
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Edit 2: and the 34401A has gone down to £320 now
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