I have heard rumors of a U.S. Army program to develop a "suppository oscillator." I don't recall any details, though.
-RL ----------------------- Robert Lutwak Symmetricom - Technology Realization Center [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Business) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Personal) (978) 232-1461 (Desk) (339) 927-7896 (Mobile) (978) 927-4099 (Facsimile) ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 5:11 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] need recomendation for a portable 10mhz referenceoscilator > > In a message dated 12/13/2007 09:58:04 Pacific Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >>oscillator. You could slip it into a pocket you would sew in your >>long johns in the armpit or groin area. That should keep it >>toasty-warm at all times. > > > > Hi David, > > that HP puck runs it's crystal at over 100 Degrees C, and the enclosure > temperature of a typical OCXO gets to above 60C in still air. > > They also have Tantalum caps, and anyone who has seen a fiery Tantalum cap > explosion knows these things can be very dangerous. > > You may wake up dead, or castrated. > > I would not put that thing near my groin if I were you! > > bye, > Said > > > > **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes > (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
