[time-nuts] Symmetricom Launches CSAC Product for Precise Timing and Synchronization

[Pete Lancashire]

On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 8:20 AM, Pierpaolo Bernardi <olopierpa at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 17:04, Julien Goodwin
> <time-nuts at studio442.com.au> wrote:
>> On 19/01/11 02:35, Pierpaolo Bernardi wrote:
>>> Though this could be of interest...
>>>
>>> http://www.insidegnss.com/node/2446
>>
>> "The SA.45s reportedly provides ... short-term stability (Allan
>> Deviation) of 2E-10 @ 1 sec, long-term aging of 3E-10/month"
>>
>> From the data sheet of the bigger Rubidium micro-clocks:
>>
>> SA.33/35m:
>> 1 Sec stability- <3E-11
>> 1 month aging - +/1 1E-10
>>
>> Neat, but only really of benefit to *really* space/weight/power critical
>> devices.
>
> Also for low cost applications, I think.
>
> It says 1500 USD for low volume.  And surely the price is going to
> decrease in the near future?
>
> Cheers
> P.

If history repeats. Look up what the first GPS units cost, or that HP
5060A cost adjusted for inflation ! Now lets hope some cell company
will use them and a couple years from now they will be $100.

Curious what was the real price of a Thunderbolt from the factory ?

-pete