Don't get hung up around the idea that a TCXO is always better than a plain XO. They are typically designed the reduce the effects of large temperature variations, but a typical OCXO will be much better when your temperature variations are limited, like at home.
Also, a TCXO will usually have lower power consumption and be smaller than an OCXO, but then again, at home, you probably don't care about either. Just find any HP 10811, by itself or inside an instrument (you can often buy a whole instrument with an internal 10811 cheaper than you can buy the 10811 by itself) Didier Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Chris Albertson <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:26:18 To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement<[email protected]> Reply-To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement <[email protected]> Subject: [time-nuts] If there a FAQ I'm new to this list. Before I ask a lot of questions maybe someone can point me at some reading material. I've decided I want a decent frequency reference for normal ham radio stuff like calibrating test equipment, testing oscillators for stability and so on. I figure at first I'll start with something simple. I'll build something around a TXCO chip and I'll build a single purpose WWV receiver. Later I'll buy a GPS receiver that has the 1PPS feature and get a better local double oven osc from HP. First question is a source of parts. Where to get the TXCO?, Is there a preferred design for WWV receiver, What low cost GPSes should I look at? Pointers to reading material would be great. Thanks. Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ 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.
