Not sure if there's anything to worry about, but I don't think there are any good reasons to do it. The OCXO in the 5370 is an order of magnitude more stable from one second to the next than the counter's resolution would allow you to measure at t0=1s.
-- john, KE5FX Miles Design LLC > -----Original Message----- > From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts- > boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Robert Darby > Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2013 12:30 PM > To: time-nuts@febo.com > Subject: [time-nuts] Question concerning ADEV measurements > > Is there a methodological difficulty using the reference clock to also > clock a TIC? > > Specifically, I have a 5370B with the DUT on the start input and a 5065A > on both the stop input and the external clock input. > > Thanks, > Bob Darby > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi- > bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.