Hi The 3801 is a pretty good box. In some cases I have seen them take months to achieve full stability. The "leave powered on at all times" rule definitely applies to them.
Bob On Mar 19, 2011, at 6:22 PM, Perry Sandeen wrote: > Wrote: It seems like everybody is telling me "go for the cheaper, add the > OCXO later on 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. > > Hi Wolfgang, > > I believe your best option is to buy the re-furbished HP Z3801A/58503A GPS > Frequency/Time Receiver 10 MHz for $500 on epay. > > It’s plug and play. Everything is included. Turn on and forget. The 10MHz > oscillator is directly gps stabilized. It’s in a case. No mess with a > switching power supply that’s not in a box. True there is no Lady Heather > but it comes with its own sat monitoring software. His site says he’s sold > 20 and has four left. > > The only reason I don’t have one now is I don’t have one now is that > dithering Obamymammie’s change have left me with just that: change. > > Regards, > > Perrier > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
