Hi, I'm new on this list.
Right now, I'm planning to buy a brand new Agilent 53230A frequency counter (350 MHz, 20 ps, 12 digits/s, 2500 EUR). I'm wondering whether it is worth investing into a built-in OXCO timebase option when ordering the 53230A since that adds 950 EUR. The alternative would be to go with the standard timebase and connect a GPSDO like the TBolt or a Rb-based oscillator to the 10MHz reference clock input. Or, to use the both OCXO option AND the GPSDO/Rb clock. Opinions needed based on experience with other devices: Would you think buying the 53230A with a built-in OXCO timebase gives better performance for any measurement than using the standard clock with an accurate external reference? Or, how would "OCXO option + GPDSO" compare to "standard osc + GPDSO"? (Especially for usual gate times 10ms to 10s.) Regards, Wolfgang, DL1SKY Known specs are: Standard oscillator: ??? / day 0.2 ppm / month 1 ppm / year OCXO option: 0.3 ppb / day 10 ppb / month 50 ppb / year _______________________________________________ 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.
