[time-nuts] Why would I want a rubidium.. More

bg at lysator.liu.se bg at lysator.liu.se
Mon Oct 5 21:14:38 UTC 2009


> In message <1406.12.6.201.38.1254771700.squirrel at popacctsnew.quik.com>,
> "J. For
> ster" writes:
>>I neglected to mention there are very, very good reasons to have a single
>>master frequency standard and distribution amp for a lab. IMO, that is
>> far
>>more important than the standard's absolute accuracy.
>
> You should have a master clock, yes, but you should also have a free
> running alternate clock, you can use to validate that you are not
> seeing instrument synchronizm effects in your measurements.
>
> Poul-Henning
>

And to observe this free running clock, could be a task for that Z12 -
discussed in another thread - with an external frequency input.

--

    Björn




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