The last answers actually the best considering the base system initial investment. If you are in that league a TBolt is not much at all.
On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 10:30 PM, J. L. Trantham <[email protected]> wrote: > Personally, I would get both. > > Joe > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of J. L. Trantham > Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 9:24 PM > To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Equipment question: OCXO versus GPSDO + XTAL > > > Depends on what you want. Stability or accuracy? Bench or portable? The > TBolt or another GPSDO will certainly be accurate. Probably fairly stable > as well. However, if you need portability, the OCXO is the only way to go. > You will have to look at the stability measurements of the OCXO versus the > GPSDO to choose that one. > > Joe > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Wolfgang > Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 8:51 PM > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Equipment question: OCXO versus GPSDO + XTAL > > > On Friday 18 March 2011, Greg Broburg wrote: > > I have a 53131 and 53181. There were several TB options. > > I dont have a manual for the 53230A. If you could, see what the option > > TB assembly PNs are, then go looking for these assemblies. Mine just > > dropped in and did the autocal right off. I paid 300 to upgrade the > > 53181. The autocal using a DAC works very well, no more tweaking Rs or > > Cs and waiting a day for them to restabilize. > > > Don't recall where I read this but IIRC: > > There are several other options for the 53230A which can be added lateron > by the user ("kits") but the OCXO can only be installed lateron by sending > the device to service. > > Thanks to the list for the answers - but: > > It seems like everybody is telling me "go for the cheaper, add the OCXO > lateron if you need it" - but that's not what I'm after. What I'd really > like to do is to make up my mind based on educated opinions on this list > whether the built-in OXCO option offers any advantage at all compared > to standard clock + good external reference. > > - Wolfgang, DL1SKY > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
