Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

2020-01-20 Thread Mark Haun
On Mon, 20 Jan 2020 16:34:08 -0800 jimlux wrote: > On 1/20/20 3:40 PM, Mark Haun wrote: > > On Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:31:51 -0500 > > Bob kb8tq wrote: > > > > Unfortunately I suspect the added digital power consumption in the > > FPGA would be greater than the analog power for a PLL solution. As >

Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

2020-01-20 Thread jimlux
On 1/20/20 3:40 PM, Mark Haun wrote: On Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:31:51 -0500 Bob kb8tq wrote: Unfortunately I suspect the added digital power consumption in the FPGA would be greater than the analog power for a PLL solution. As much as it pains me to say that as a DSP guy ;) I need to think about

Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

2020-01-20 Thread Attila Kinali
On Mon, 20 Jan 2020 15:40:08 -0800 Mark Haun wrote: > I was about to say that adding a second ADC channel is really expensive > (like $50 between AD9266 and AD9269), but I really like this idea... > just couple a reference oscillator into the main signal path at an > appropriate level, then use a

Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

2020-01-20 Thread Gerhard Hoffmann
Link does not work, but https://www.digikey.de/product-detail/de/ecs-inc/ECOC-2522-100.000-3FC/XC2265-ND/6578492 Sorry, Gerhard ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time

Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

2020-01-20 Thread Gerhard Hoffmann
Am 20.01.20 um 22:57 schrieb Attila Kinali: On Mon, 20 Jan 2020 12:50:09 -0800 Mark Haun wrote: True enough, but remember that my motivation for using the OCXO in the first place was to combine the required phase-noise spec with OCXO-class frequency stability (this is for narrowband coherent

Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

2020-01-20 Thread Mark Haun
On Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:31:51 -0500 Bob kb8tq wrote: > > On Jan 20, 2020, at 5:16 PM, jimlux wrote: > > On 1/20/20 1:57 PM, Attila Kinali wrote: > >> And then there ia third way, which is IMHO even better: > >> Your application is an SDR system, i.e. you already need some > >> signal processing fo

Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

2020-01-20 Thread Bob kb8tq
Hi > On Jan 20, 2020, at 5:16 PM, jimlux wrote: > > On 1/20/20 1:57 PM, Attila Kinali wrote: > >> And then there ia third way, which is IMHO even better: >> Your application is an SDR system, i.e. you already need some >> signal processing for the system to work. Why not extend this >> to use

Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

2020-01-20 Thread jimlux
On 1/20/20 1:57 PM, Attila Kinali wrote: And then there ia third way, which is IMHO even better: Your application is an SDR system, i.e. you already need some signal processing for the system to work. Why not extend this to use it for the reference as well? Add another ADC and feed the reference

Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

2020-01-20 Thread jimlux
On 1/20/20 1:13 PM, Bob kb8tq wrote: Hi I think you will find that some fairly generic oscillators will hit the “more or less 1x10^-10” sort of spec needed for HF com work. A good OCXO will get you into the 1x10^-12 range. The limit generally is the “floor” imposed by propagation variance at HF.

Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

2020-01-20 Thread jimlux
On 1/20/20 12:50 PM, Mark Haun wrote: On Mon, 20 Jan 2020 15:25:00 -0500 Bob kb8tq wrote: On Jan 20, 2020, at 2:57 PM, Mark Haun wrote: Agree except you were starting from the VFOV numbers for the 100-MHz version. If you use their numbers for the 10-MHz version and add 20 dB for an ideal 10x

Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

2020-01-20 Thread Attila Kinali
On Mon, 20 Jan 2020 12:50:09 -0800 Mark Haun wrote: > True enough, but remember that my motivation for using the OCXO in the > first place was to combine the required phase-noise spec with > OCXO-class frequency stability (this is for narrowband coherent > modulation schemes on the shortwave band

Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

2020-01-20 Thread Bob kb8tq
Hi I think you will find that some fairly generic oscillators will hit the “more or less 1x10^-10” sort of spec needed for HF com work. A good OCXO will get you into the 1x10^-12 range. The limit generally is the “floor” imposed by propagation variance at HF. Bob > On Jan 20, 2020, at 3:50 P

Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

2020-01-20 Thread Mark Haun
On Mon, 20 Jan 2020 15:25:00 -0500 Bob kb8tq wrote: > On Jan 20, 2020, at 2:57 PM, Mark Haun wrote: > > Agree except you were starting from the VFOV numbers for the 100-MHz > > version. If you use their numbers for the 10-MHz version and add > > 20 dB for an ideal 10x multiplication, for compari

Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

2020-01-20 Thread Bob kb8tq
Hi > On Jan 20, 2020, at 3:12 PM, jimlux wrote: > > On 1/20/20 11:44 AM, Bob kb8tq wrote: >> Hi >>> On Jan 20, 2020, at 2:38 PM, jimlux wrote: >>> >>> On 1/20/20 10:01 AM, Mark Haun wrote: >>> A fair question... in fact I was initially planning to use the ABLNO + a PLL. The OCXOs

Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

2020-01-20 Thread Bob kb8tq
Hi > On Jan 20, 2020, at 2:57 PM, Mark Haun wrote: > > On Mon, 20 Jan 2020 14:22:41 -0500 > Bob kb8tq wrote: >> On Jan 20, 2020, at 1:36 PM, Mark Haun wrote: >>> The VFOV405 datasheet lists typical phase noise for 10- and 100-MHz >>> units. (Mine are 16.384 MHz.) In comparing the two oscill

Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

2020-01-20 Thread Mark Haun
On Mon, 20 Jan 2020 14:44:01 -0500 Bob kb8tq wrote: > > On Jan 20, 2020, at 2:38 PM, jimlux wrote: > > On 1/20/20 10:01 AM, Mark Haun wrote: > >> A fair question... in fact I was initially planning to use the > >> ABLNO + a PLL. The OCXOs I found, however, are CTS VFOV405's with > >> phase noise

Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

2020-01-20 Thread Mark Haun
On Mon, 20 Jan 2020 14:22:41 -0500 Bob kb8tq wrote: > On Jan 20, 2020, at 1:36 PM, Mark Haun wrote: > > The VFOV405 datasheet lists typical phase noise for 10- and 100-MHz > > units. (Mine are 16.384 MHz.) In comparing the two oscillators, I > > have used the 100-MHz "typical" numbers which the

Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

2020-01-20 Thread Bob kb8tq
Hi > On Jan 20, 2020, at 2:38 PM, jimlux wrote: > > On 1/20/20 10:01 AM, Mark Haun wrote: > >> A fair question... in fact I was initially planning to use the ABLNO + >> a PLL. The OCXOs I found, however, are CTS VFOV405's with phase noise >> claimed to be just as good as the ABLNO or CVHD VCXO

Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

2020-01-20 Thread jimlux
On 1/20/20 10:01 AM, Mark Haun wrote: A fair question... in fact I was initially planning to use the ABLNO + a PLL. The OCXOs I found, however, are CTS VFOV405's with phase noise claimed to be just as good as the ABLNO or CVHD VCXOs: https://www.ctscorp.com/wp-content/uploads/VFOV405.pdf They

Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

2020-01-20 Thread Bob kb8tq
Hi > On Jan 20, 2020, at 1:36 PM, Mark Haun wrote: > > On Mon, 20 Jan 2020 13:13:00 -0500 > Bob kb8tq wrote: >> On Jan 20, 2020, at 1:01 PM, Mark Haun wrote: >>> A fair question... in fact I was initially planning to use the >>> ABLNO + a PLL. The OCXOs I found, however, are CTS VFOV405's wit

Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

2020-01-20 Thread Mark Haun
On Mon, 20 Jan 2020 13:13:00 -0500 Bob kb8tq wrote: > On Jan 20, 2020, at 1:01 PM, Mark Haun wrote: > > A fair question... in fact I was initially planning to use the > > ABLNO + a PLL. The OCXOs I found, however, are CTS VFOV405's with > > phase noise claimed to be just as good as the ABLNO or

Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

2020-01-20 Thread Bob kb8tq
Hi > On Jan 20, 2020, at 1:01 PM, Mark Haun wrote: > > Hi Attila, > > On Mon, 20 Jan 2020 14:29:15 +0100 > Attila Kinali wrote: >> On Mon, 20 Jan 2020 11:13:46 +0100 >> Attila Kinali wrote: >> >>> With those constraints, and reading the discussion, I wonder why >>> don't consider a VCXO+PLL

Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

2020-01-20 Thread Mark Haun
Hi Attila, On Mon, 20 Jan 2020 14:29:15 +0100 Attila Kinali wrote: > On Mon, 20 Jan 2020 11:13:46 +0100 > Attila Kinali wrote: > > > With those constraints, and reading the discussion, I wonder why > > don't consider a VCXO+PLL solution. Using something like the > > Abracon ABLNO and a generic

Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

2020-01-20 Thread Attila Kinali
On Mon, 20 Jan 2020 11:13:46 +0100 Attila Kinali wrote: > With those constraints, and reading the discussion, I wonder why don't > consider a VCXO+PLL solution. Using something like the Abracon ABLNO and > a generic PLL (e.g. ADF4001) would give you above performance. The ABLNO > are so low noise

Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

2020-01-20 Thread Attila Kinali
On Sat, 18 Jan 2020 16:28:56 -0800 Mark Haun wrote: > Constraints in order of importance: > > 1. Don't degrade the nice phase noise of the OCXO (-90 @ 1, -120 @10, > -140 @ 100, -160 @ 1k) any more than necessary; at the very least, it > should not impact the ADC noise floor in the primary 0-40

Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

2020-01-20 Thread Adrian Godwin
On Mon, Jan 20, 2020 at 12:49 AM Magnus Danielson wrote: > > I would be very interested to do exactly that. I've actually had issues > getting the Prologix do things exactly as I want, and I blame that on my > inability to focus long enough to read the manual to understand it > properly. The lack

Re: [time-nuts] Odd-order multiplication of CMOS-output OCXO

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