Re: [time-nuts] Favorite counters (current production)?

2017-11-15 Thread Scott Newell
At 06:44 AM 11/11/2017, Tom Van Baak wrote: So, Scott, give the FS740 a try. See if SRS will loan you one for a few weeks and report back to us on what you think. I've sent a couple of emails to i...@thinksrs.com with no reply yet. If anyone has a sales contact at SRS, please pass it along.

Re: [time-nuts] Favorite counters (current production)?

2017-11-15 Thread Scott Newell
At 12:39 PM 11/11/2017, Tom Knox wrote: The FS740 is interesting. Obviously it has a lot going for it, but what appears to be missing is graphic data display capabilities which would simply be a few line of code. Perhaps I missed something skimming through the manual. I don't think you

Re: [time-nuts] Favorite counters (current production)?

2017-11-12 Thread Bob Bownes
That reminds me, should anyone have a schematic for an SR 830 walking amplifier, can you please get in touch with me. I have one that keeps eating voltage regulators. > On Nov 12, 2017, at 12:12, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd) > wrote: > >> On 10

Re: [time-nuts] Favorite counters (current production)?

2017-11-12 Thread Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd)
On 10 November 2017 at 16:37, Bob Camp wrote: > Hi > > There is no perfect answer. I’d go with the 53230 simply because it > *might* be supported > the longest. > > Bob > If I had to take a bet, I would say the SR620 will be supported longer. Stanford Research seem to be selling

Re: [time-nuts] Favorite counters (current production)?

2017-11-12 Thread Attila Kinali
On Sat, 11 Nov 2017 04:44:53 -0800 "Tom Van Baak" wrote: > That said, I want to point out that the latest GPSDO / counter from Stanford > Research continues their tradition of relatively open design. If you have an > hour, go through the very detailed user manual, which

Re: [time-nuts] Favorite counters (current production)?

2017-11-11 Thread Christopher Hoover
; one. > > /tvb > > - Original Message - > From: "Magnus Danielson" <mag...@rubidium.dyndns.org> > To: <time-nuts@febo.com> > Cc: <mag...@rubidium.se> > Sent: Friday, November 10, 2017 11:50 AM > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Favorite coun

Re: [time-nuts] Favorite counters (current production)?

2017-11-11 Thread Tom Knox
2017 8:57 AM To: time-nuts@febo.com Cc: mag...@rubidium.se Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Favorite counters (current production)? Hi, On 11/11/2017 01:44 PM, Tom Van Baak wrote: >> A trouble with some of these modern counters is that sometimes their >> processing isn't as transparent as it

Re: [time-nuts] Favorite counters (current production)?

2017-11-11 Thread Bob Camp
Hi Don’t get me wrong here, I think the SR620 is a great counter. My concern is that the design came out a *long* time ago in terms of solid state generations. If things work out as they often do, some random part in there is going to go obsolete. What part and when, I have no idea. HP has

Re: [time-nuts] Favorite counters (current production)?

2017-11-11 Thread Magnus Danielson
Hi, On 11/11/2017 01:44 PM, Tom Van Baak wrote: A trouble with some of these modern counters is that sometimes their processing isn't as transparent as it used to be. The trouble with that I agree 100%. They get "too clever" for their own good and the internal design is not released. This is

Re: [time-nuts] Favorite counters (current production)?

2017-11-11 Thread tim...@timeok.it
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Re: [time-nuts] Favorite counters (current production)?

2017-11-11 Thread tim...@timeok.it
ment" time-nuts@febo.com Cc Data Sat, 11 Nov 2017 04:44:53 -0800 Oggetto Re: [time-nuts] Favorite counters (current production)? Magus: > Also, as being reported by the friends at Norwegian NMI, there is > something funky about. They got to borrow one

Re: [time-nuts] Favorite counters (current production)?

2017-11-11 Thread Tom Van Baak
Magus: > Also, as being reported by the friends at Norwegian NMI, there is > something funky about. They got to borrow one from Ole Petter Rønningen. > It was there in the York EFTF 2016 poster session, and I even made a few > folks aware of it as "interesting". If I had more time, it would be

Re: [time-nuts] Favorite counters (current production)?

2017-11-11 Thread Magnus Danielson
tvb - Original Message - From: "Magnus Danielson" <mag...@rubidium.dyndns.org> To: <time-nuts@febo.com> Cc: <mag...@rubidium.se> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2017 11:50 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Favorite counters (current production)? Hi, I would say CNT-99/91 and

Re: [time-nuts] Favorite counters (current production)?

2017-11-11 Thread Tom Van Baak
Danielson" <mag...@rubidium.dyndns.org> To: <time-nuts@febo.com> Cc: <mag...@rubidium.se> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2017 11:50 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Favorite counters (current production)? Hi, I would say CNT-99/91 and SR-620. Bob has a point about 53230, since the o

Re: [time-nuts] Favorite counters (current production)?

2017-11-10 Thread Anders Wallin
The CNT-90/91 an 53230 both have graphical presentation, which is very > beneficial. The SR-620 still have better performance even being older than > everything else. > Magnus can you elaborate on the SR-620 performance? In my hands the 53230A with a spec of 20ps single-shot does about 11-13 ps

Re: [time-nuts] Favorite counters (current production)?

2017-11-10 Thread Magnus Danielson
Hi, I would say CNT-99/91 and SR-620. Bob has a point about 53230, since the others is older, but on the other hand, it is a bit of a gamble. There are many aspects that goes into the longlivety of a product, such as access to components, but also strategy of companies. The CNT-90/91 an

Re: [time-nuts] Favorite counters (current production)?

2017-11-10 Thread Bob Camp
Hi There is no perfect answer. I’d go with the 53230 simply because it *might* be supported the longest. Bob > On Nov 10, 2017, at 11:17 AM, Scott Newell wrote: > > What current production freq counters do people like for general time-nuttery > these days?

[time-nuts] Favorite counters (current production)?

2017-11-10 Thread Scott Newell
What current production freq counters do people like for general time-nuttery these days? There's a chance I can get a decent counter for work, so I'm looking for suggestions. Bonus points for fanless. Don't need anything past 200 MHz or so. Prefer ethernet over USB or GPIB. The SR620 looks