[time-nuts] Precision DACs

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

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In message <2ea1326f-0690-6884-8fc4-29f45c57fd7b at karlquist.com>, "Richard (Rick
) Karlquist" writes:

>The 5071A has a "home brew" DDS that was designed by the late
>(and great) Robin Giffard.  He used what he called a "blanking"
>circuit that disconnected the DAC during the time period when it
>is at risk for glitching on code transitions.  He described it
>in terms of some new innovation he had invented.  It seemed to
>me an "obvious" (that loaded word) idea that surely must have
>been used before.

For instance on page 66 in HP Journal february 1989 ?

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