Re: [time-nuts] Assistance needed to understand some V_OCXO stability concepts.

2020-10-02 Thread Bob kb8tq
Hi On an oscillator that is 50 years old, there likely has been some aging of the crystal and other components. As you tune the crystal back onto frequency, you can easily impact the EFC sensitivity. On *any* older device, “measure” is very much the right way to do it. Bob > On Oct 2, 2020,

Re: [time-nuts] Assistance needed to understand some V_OCXO stability concepts.

2020-10-02 Thread Joe & Gisela Noci
Hello Tom. Thanks for your info. My oscillator comes from an HP-5061a, which I obtained from a company as the tube was dead. The log book indicates a start date of 1971, so yes, not a youngster! I have the full set of original manuals for this 5061A , but the oscillator specs are not detailed to

Re: [time-nuts] Assistance needed to understand some V_OCXO stability concepts.

2020-10-02 Thread Tom Van Baak
Joe, The 00105 oscillator was used in early hp 105 quartz frequency standards. So the specifications, theory of operation, photos and schematics for the 00105 "brick" oscillator are all in the hp 105 op/svc manual (April 1968). There are two copies on Didier's site. Go to

Re: [time-nuts] Assistance needed to understand some V_OCXO stability concepts.

2020-10-02 Thread Bryan _
That is a incredible project, well done !!. EEVblog forum is one of the better electronic forum boards out there. If you wanted to share your project, I am sure you will garner a lot of advice. I believe a number of members here are also contributors on EEVBLOG. -=Bryan=-