I've been doing a lot of reading recently on time-related topics. There's a lot of good info out there on time theory, the physics of atomic clocks, time transfer, etc, but little on practical precision time measurement, a topic on which there are numerous experts on this list. Therefore I'd like to pick the collective brains of the group on the practical matter of setting up a time reference.
Let's say that I pick up a used 5071a. What would it take to set it up as an accurate standard? What other equipment would I need? How do you sync it to UTC? What if I wanted to start with a less expensive rubidium reference? Are there pearls and pitfalls on interconnecting equipment? How about monitoring techniques? If I've missed some good references out there on the nuts and bolts of the hobby, please point me in the right direction. Keith ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LtCol Keith E. Brandt, MD, MPH USAF-NASA Aerospace Medicine Liaison Officer Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Goodbye cruel world that was my home- there's cleaner space out here to roam Put my feet up on the moons of Mars- sit back, relax, and count the stars *This message transmitted with 100% recycled electrons _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list [email protected] https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts
