[time-nuts] How do time-nuts measure phase noise?

[John Miles]

>
> Joe,
>
> I have the 8560E analyzer with the 85671A utility. I find the
> utility to be fairly slow in taking the numerous measurements and
> processing the results. The PN program from KE5FX EZGPIB does
> this in about 1/4 the time and has more post processing display
> options. You do need a computer with GPIB access to the analyzer
> but my opinion is this is a much preferred method unless
> portability is needed.
>
> BTW, all of John's software in the EZGPIB kit is "first class".
> The 7470A emulator also works great on 8560 series printouts.

Thanks for the good words, Don... note, however, that Ulrich may justly take
exception to his EZGPIB program being conflated with a collection of ad-hoc
utilities and hacks whose motto is "Every error is fatal." :)

-- john, KE5FX