Long Term Comparison of
Three Frequency Standards
I recently completed an exercise gathering data from my three "atomic"
frequency standards. I compared their stability against GPS, and against
each other. I gathered data for 212 days (about seven months).
CS1 is a fairly late model HP 5061A Cesium standard, with an FTS replacement physics package. It is running in "long time constant" mode which increases short term stability.
CS2 is a significantly older HP 5061A, also with an FTS replacement tube. It runs in the normal short time constant mode.
RB1 is a very late model HP 5065A Rubidium frequency standard.
The GPS used for comparison is a Motorola M12+ timing receiver.
This chart shows all six sets of measurements:
It's a bit easier to grok these two charts, which separate the data into two groups:
