> BTW, it would appear as though my HP 53131A counter reads 220 mHz low > with a 2 second gate time. There appears to be no appreciable drift; > it always reads 220 mHz low. I'm sure there is a name for that > measurement, I hope to learn it soon.
Congratulations. You just measured the frequency of the crystal inside your 53131A. Stand on your head and it will make sense. If you feed an unknown signal in, you can measure its frequency. But that's only as accurate as the internal clock. If you know the frequency of the external signal more accurately than the internal clock you end up measuring the internal clock. -- These are my opinions, not necessarily my employer's. I hate spam. _______________________________________________ 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.
