[time-nuts] Frequency reference
Jim Lux
james.p.lux at jpl.nasa.gov
Sun Apr 20 12:25:37 EDT 2008
Quoting Attila Kinali <attila at kinali.ch>, on Sun 20 Apr 2008 05:50:21 AM PDT:
> On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:47:48 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
> "Richard W. Solomon" <w1ksz at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> You can build a very good GPSDO for about $100 in parts.
>
> Stupid question, but if one builds his on frequency
> reference, how can you be sure it's acurate and precise?
not a stupid question at all..PhD dissertations have been written
about answering it.
>
> Or to but it in other words: how do you measure self build
> devices?
Build 2 or 3, and compare them against each other. (can't have too
many frequency and time standards...<grin>)
or, take it to somewhere that has a higher quality standard and compare
or, just trust that the performance is inherent in the design, and if
it works at all, it's good enough. Typically, if you are building a
copy of a known good design, this is a good start.
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