Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ?

2020-10-09 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
Bob wrote: > You could also say that with a longer accumulator, you get a closer > approximation to a desired waveform. The width of the accumulator does improve the waveform, but only if you need a frequency between the ones possible with the more narrow accumulator. It goes

Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ?

2020-10-08 Thread Bob kb8tq
gt; > > -Original Message- > From: time-nuts [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@lists.febo.com] On Behalf Of Hal > Murray > Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2020 6:18 PM > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > Cc: hmur...@megapathdsl.net > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] A

Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ?

2020-10-08 Thread Mike Feher
, N4FS 89 Arnold Blvd. Howell NJ 07731 848-245-9115 -Original Message- From: time-nuts On Behalf Of Bob kb8tq Sent: Thursday, October 8, 2020 8:15 AM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Cc: hmur...@megapathdsl.net Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ? Hi You could

Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ?

2020-10-08 Thread Lester Veenstra via time-nuts
To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Cc: hmur...@megapathdsl.net Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ? kb...@n1k.org said: > If you want to run a fixed / well regulated C Field, a DDS with (say) 48 bits > would allow you to tune the device well past parts in 10^-15. I

Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ?

2020-10-08 Thread Bob kb8tq
48-245-9115 > > -Original Message- > From: time-nuts On Behalf Of Bob kb8tq > Sent: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 7:34 PM > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > > Cc: hmur...@megapathdsl.net > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ? >

Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ?

2020-10-07 Thread Magnus Danielson
Hi, The existing syntesizer is rich on spurs. Very rich in fact. Fairly strong. However these spurs is far enough not to cause much of a problem for the clock, but they will help to demodulate some noise. The noise being problematic is too far in for the spurs of the synthesis to generate any

Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ?

2020-10-07 Thread Mike Feher
: Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ? Hi Well….. the existing synth in the 5065 is no champion spur wise. Coming up with a DDS that is “as good as” is not all that crazy. The 5 MHz reference is multiplied to 6.x GHz and then mixed with the synth. The close in phase noise of the multiplied signal

Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ?

2020-10-07 Thread Bob kb8tq
Hi Well….. the existing synth in the 5065 is no champion spur wise. Coming up with a DDS that is “as good as” is not all that crazy. The 5 MHz reference is multiplied to 6.x GHz and then mixed with the synth. The close in phase noise of the multiplied signal is mixed with the synth. The

Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ?

2020-10-07 Thread Hal Murray
kb...@n1k.org said: > If you want to run a fixed / well regulated C Field, a DDS with (say) 48 bits > would allow you to tune the device well past parts in 10^-15. I don't know how to think about a DDS in this context. I remember years ago thinking that a DDS was the greatest thing since

Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ?

2020-10-07 Thread Bob kb8tq
of precise time and frequency measurement > > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ? > > Hi > > The “normal” 32 bit DDS chips only get you just so far in terms of tuning > resolution. > If you want to run a fixed / well regulated C Field, a DDS with (say) 48 bit

Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ?

2020-10-07 Thread Mike Feher
and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ? Hi The “normal” 32 bit DDS chips only get you just so far in terms of tuning resolution. If you want to run a fixed / well regulated C Field, a DDS with (say) 48 bits would allow you to tune the device well past parts in 10^-15

Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ?

2020-10-07 Thread Bob kb8tq
S > 89 Arnold Blvd. > Howell NJ 07731 > 848-245-9115 > > -Original Message- > From: time-nuts On Behalf Of Bob kb8tq > Sent: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 11:11 AM > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A

Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ?

2020-10-07 Thread Mike Feher
11:11 AM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ? Hi Yup, Bert has lashed up at least one that way ( I have it here in the basement). I am working on a board with a higher resolution DDS than the typical eBay parts. Bob ions

Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ?

2020-10-07 Thread paul swed
Hi Bob like the DDS pcboards? On Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 10:40 AM Bob kb8tq wrote: > Hi > > People have successfully mounted eBay synthesizers in 5065’s. They work > and it is one way to take care of that. > > Bob > > > On Oct 6, 2020, at 10:49 PM, paul swed wrote: > > > > Will agree I would hack

Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ?

2020-10-07 Thread Bob kb8tq
Hi People have successfully mounted eBay synthesizers in 5065’s. They work and it is one way to take care of that. Bob > On Oct 6, 2020, at 10:49 PM, paul swed wrote: > > Will agree I would hack something in. The same for the synthesiser. I could > swear someone on time-nuts already has.

Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ?

2020-10-07 Thread Bob kb8tq
.febo.com > A "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" > time-nuts@lists.febo.com > Cc "Ulf Kylenfall" ulf_...@yahoo.com > Data Tue, 6 Oct 2020 22:49:30 -0400 > Oggetto Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ? > Will agree I would hack somethi

Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ?

2020-10-07 Thread Ulf Kylenfall via time-nuts
Regarding the quest to keep a 5065A running... The 5065 in my hobby corner was equipped with the firstversion of the AC-Amplifier (A7) that did not have a frequency selective 2nd harmonic detector. So I copied the later design but made possible the use of selected polyester precision audio

Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ?

2020-10-07 Thread timeok
uot;Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" time-nuts@lists.febo.com Cc "Ulf Kylenfall" ulf_...@yahoo.com Data Tue, 6 Oct 2020 22:49:30 -0400 Oggetto Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ? Will agree I would hack something in. The same for the synthesiser. I could

Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ?

2020-10-07 Thread paul swed
Will agree I would hack something in. The same for the synthesiser. I could swear someone on time-nuts already has. The phase detection circuit is audio and it would take some experimentation. I think Corby supplied an alternative approach on the A7 opamp so a lot of good work. But the charcoal

Re: [time-nuts] Aging 5065A ?

2020-10-06 Thread Bob kb8tq
Hi Replacing the synthesizer with something more modern is certainly possible. I have a project (slowly moving along) to do just that. There is nothing crazy on the logic board, it could easily be replaced with something more modern for not a lot of money. The phase detector / photo amp /

[time-nuts] Aging 5065A ?

2020-10-06 Thread Ulf Kylenfall via time-nuts
Having been shut of for several months I fired up the refurbished 5065A a few weeks ago. It has since been equipped with a new AC-amplifier (A7) and a new Rubidium cell with the repaired lamp (thanks to Corby Dawson) and a receiver with a TED that was connected according to HP instructions.