Re: [time-nuts] time/sampling behavior of RTL-SDR

2017-03-08 Thread jimlux
On 3/8/17 1:14 PM, Michael Wouters wrote: The Allan deviation is not frequency stability - it's the ADEV of the noise on the receiver signal. In that article, I think the idea was that they fed a very stable tone in, and so they're essentially measuring the ADEV of the LO. He unfortunately

[time-nuts] Install a 5061A/B tube into a 5071A!

2017-03-08 Thread cdelect
Well I thought that would get your attention! It's not quite as simple as that, however it CAN be done. First you need a good "mini" tube scavenged out of a 5061A/B. These smaller diameter tubes HP made for 5061A/B replacements are essentially a 5071A tube with different connectors. Then you

Re: [time-nuts] time/sampling behavior of RTL-SDR

2017-03-08 Thread jimlux
On 3/7/17 9:29 PM, jimlux wrote: Sent from my smartphone. Original message From: jimlux Date: 07/03/2017 22:08 (GMT+01:00) To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: [time-nuts] time/sampling behavior of