[time-nuts] Neutrinos not so fast? (defectove connector)

Tom Knox actast at hotmail.com
Thu Feb 23 00:27:48 UTC 2012


I think we are thinking to much. In the real world any press is good press, and careers have been made on less, nearly everyone has heard of "Cold Fusion", I bet you could still find investors.

Thomas Knox
(and his weak sense of humor)


> From: tvb at leapsecond.com
> Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:48:45 -0800
> To: time-nuts at febo.com
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Neutrinos not so fast? (defectove connector)
> 
> Examples of GPSDO, rise time, impedance and trigger level:
> 
> http://www.leapsecond.com/pages/gpsdo-rise/
> 
> /tvb (iPhone4)
> 
> On Feb 22, 2012, at 2:26 PM, "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk at phk.freebsd.dk> wrote:
> 
> > In message <9A458DBA-3875-43B2-8383-5CA2F86BE8E2 at leapsecond.com>, "Tom Van Baak
> > (lab)" writes:
> > 
> >> Could be on the electrical side of the adapter, not the optical
> >> side. It's not impossible to get 60 ns of phase or trigger error
> >> with RF connectors.
> > 
> > I don't buy that explanation.
> > 
> > It's very hard to get 60 ns *consistent* phase or trigger error,
> > with any kind of connector, almost no matter how you go about it.
> > 
> > 20m of extra fiber sounds *much* more plausible.
> > 
> > Inventing an excuse about a loose connector to cover up the mistake
> > sounds even more plausible.
> > 
> > You really don't want to defend your phd dissertation, being known
> > as the idiot who made a fool of both CERN and SanGrasso in one go.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Poul-Henning Kamp       | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20
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