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>      I am asking for suggestions for a higher resolution option for my project (otherwise I'll have to go to analogue, GASP!).  Any suggestions are welcome.

Look into PLL based RF synthesizers.
You can get up through a GHz, in 1-5ish kHz steps, and you can divide that down to get fractional Hz resolution.

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