[time-nuts] Setting Rubidium to match GPS source
Rex
rexa at sonic.net
Fri Sep 28 04:24:03 EDT 2007
CHazlitt wrote:
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> Hello again,
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> Another question, has anyone here used an HP 3575A Gain Phase Meter (1Hz -
> 13MHz) to set their Rubidium to match the GPS sourced 10 MHz clock? Would
> that method be more accurate to line the Rubidium up than using a 12 digit
> frequency counter clocked off of the GPS?
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> Signed, time newbie
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> Chris KL7FB
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I think I may have lost parts of this discussion. Apologies if I missed
anything important and obvious.
How much time do you have to make the adjustment?
Is there anything wrong with a simple oscilloscope and watching the
relative movement of the zero crossing of the signals over a period of
time. Seems simple to me. I think after you make an adjustment it may
take a while for the new frequency to settle. Watching it on the scope
should give a real-world idea if there is ant new faster drift after the
change.
This is what I would do. Is there anything wrong with my KISS approach
to this sync tuning? (if you know which source to trust.)
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