[time-nuts] eBay Giveaway Vectron OCXOs

[Magnus Danielson]

On 12/23/2011 10:31 PM, Jim Lux wrote:
> On 12/23/11 1:16 PM, Magnus Danielson wrote:
>> On 12/23/2011 09:59 PM, Dan Rae wrote:
>>> On 12/23/2011 12:42 PM, d.seiter at comcast.net wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Depending on how old these OCXOs are, I may have an original datasheet
>>>> for them. Most of my collection is early to mid 90's.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Dave, obviously it would be great if you did have one, but from the data
>>> sheets, Vectron assigned an arbitrary part number suffix to the generic
>>> number once you ordered the options you want, in this case the -18
>>> suffix, and it can't easily be translated back...
>>
>
>
> Usually, it's just a sequential number. -18 would be the eighteenth
> custom model they did.
>
>
>> You would have to look up their database to find the formula.
>
> That *would* be nice (and not just for Vectron)

Indeed.

> The challenge is that sometimes the combination of specs/options is
> something that reveals information that's a competitive advantage.
> There's a limited number of buyers and sellers of these kind of things,
> particularly for more specialized applications. For instance, if there
> were two companies in a particular niche market, say that used something
> like 31.415926535 MHz, and you saw that Vectron was making that
> oscillator with a particular combination of temperature range and
> stability requirements.. and you were bidding on an RFP which oddly
> enough had exactly the same requirements.

I was talking about ancient devices, for which most of those issues 
would be fairly historic.

>> Would be nice if they would publish that list for acient devices with
>> datasheets, as service to time-nuts, but it's dreams. But what else can
>> a time-nut ask for after the H-maser and more measurement toys for
>> Christmas?
>>
>> PS. Santa, you can fit the H-maser under the Christmas tree next to my
>> car.
>
>
> I just ask for gold bars. I figure I can turn those nice compact bars
> into whatever I need, and that leaves room for other stuff, and makes it
> easier to water the tree.

Booring, there needs to be some challenges in there.

Cheers,
Magnus