[time-nuts] noisy varactor diodes

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Wed Dec 19 23:18:11 UTC 2012


Paralleling devices reduces noise. Why do you think otherwise? Noise will be reduced by the square root of the number of devices you parallel.

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From: cdelect at juno.com
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Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:43:02 
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Subject: [time-nuts] noisy varactor diodes

The HP sceme in the patent refers to an array of series and parallel
diodes to reduce noise.

Just paralleling them does not reduce the noise!

The 4 paralleled in the 5065  are to give enough phase deviation for the
low modulation level applied.  (150mv)

The symptom was a fluctuating 2nd harmonic meter reading and coresponding
fluctuations at the A7 TP2 test point.

John I could not see the info you refered to?

Corby

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