[time-nuts] Re: FS740 Thoughts?

2021-11-17 Thread Matt Huszagh
"Poul-Henning Kamp" writes: > The PRS-10 switches the polarity of the C-field solenoid at 5Hz to > cancel out varying external magnetic fields. > > If that is not a concern for you, for instance because you use it > in a stationary application, it can be disabled with the "MS0" command. > > It's

[time-nuts] Re: FS740 Thoughts?

2021-11-17 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
Dana Whitlow writes: > But if you can stand the ADEV hump around 2 sec, the PRS-10 is delightful. The PRS-10 switches the polarity of the C-field solenoid at 5Hz to cancel out varying external magnetic fields. If that is not a concern for you, for instance because you use it in a

[time-nuts] Re: FS740 Thoughts?

2021-11-17 Thread Brooke Clarke via time-nuts
Hi Dana: My PRS10 is a couple decades old and I use it in the 1PPS locking mode.  But that may not have been the default.  Maybe the surplus units just need the correct jumper change. https://prc68.com/I/PRS10.shtml -- Have Fun, Brooke Clarke https://www.PRC68.com axioms: 1. The extent to

[time-nuts] Re: FS740 Thoughts?

2021-11-17 Thread Matt Huszagh
Dana Whitlow writes: > But if you can stand the ADEV hump around 2 sec, the PRS-10 is delightful. > > BTW, the ordinary factory new PRS-10 does provide for direct locking to 1 > PPS, > but many of the available surplus units had that feature removed. Tne new > PRS-10's sold for years for $1595,

[time-nuts] Re: FS740 Thoughts?

2021-11-17 Thread Dana Whitlow
But if you can stand the ADEV hump around 2 sec, the PRS-10 is delightful. BTW, the ordinary factory new PRS-10 does provide for direct locking to 1 PPS, but many of the available surplus units had that feature removed. Tne new PRS-10's sold for years for $1595, but I see that it has gone up to

[time-nuts] Re: FS740 Thoughts?

2021-11-17 Thread Matt Huszagh
Bob kb8tq writes: > I have a 740 as do others on the list. The big gotcha is the OCXO in the > device. > It has various quirks that limit the performance of the device. The ADEV plot > they > show for the OCXO is a “sometimes / maybe / might” sort of thing. One of the > “get to it eventually”

[time-nuts] Re: FS740 Thoughts?

2021-11-17 Thread Bob kb8tq
Hi In this case it’s not thermal. I’ve tested a ton of parts in the same environment ( maybe not 2,000 pounds but several hundred OCXO’s ). The PRS-10 gives you that hump at 2 seconds no matter what you do. It’s part of the basic design of the unit …. Bob > On Nov 17, 2021, at 10:16 AM,

[time-nuts] Re: FS740 Thoughts?

2021-11-17 Thread Bob kb8tq
Hi I have a 740 as do others on the list. The big gotcha is the OCXO in the device. It has various quirks that limit the performance of the device. The ADEV plot they show for the OCXO is a “sometimes / maybe / might” sort of thing. One of the “get to it eventually” projects here is to see if