[time-nuts] Interval Timer Recommendation

Bob Camp lists at rtty.us
Tue Jan 15 17:20:22 UTC 2013


Hi

I'm not quite sure if the 1740 is a counter or not. I have a few of them
sitting here, but they are a bear to do anything useful with. They make the
5371 look like a portable instrument.

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On
Behalf Of Pete Lancashire
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 9:35 AM
To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Interval Timer Recommendation

A bit late in the thread but I don't see the HP E1740A

-pete


On 1/14/13, Jonatan Walck <jwalck at netnod.se> wrote:
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> On 2013-01-11 02:48, Bob Camp wrote:
>> HI
>>
>> One thing missing from the list was the HP 53181. It's useless as
>> a timing device and thus didn't get listed. If you are after
>> frequency only, they occasionally show up for quite a bit less than
>> the 53131's. As a frequency counter, they have the same performance
>> as a '131. All of the 53131, 132, 181, and 230's are small enough
>> to lug around.
>>
>> Bob
>
> I'll find uses for a full TIC rather than just a fequency counter, but
> I absorb all this knowledge happily either way and it's good to have
> that here as a reference.
>
> I initially found the 53131A and everything above it to steep for my
> first home lab TIC but you are right about the size, they are quite
> small. (Having access to 53131's through work.)
>
>
> As great luck would have it though, I found a second hand Pendulum
> CNT-90 and I got a too good deal to hold back my trigger finger.
> Picked it up yesterday! Made no measurements past "does it start up
> and can it detect any frequency?" yet but will put it to good use soon.
>
> I wouldn't have know what to look for and find this TIC without this
> list. A big thanks to all time-nuts once again!
>
> // jwalck
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