On 10/6/11 8:46 AM, Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R wrote:
I would like to get a counter that
a) has 10 MHz clock input
b) counts directly to 30 MHz (50 or 145 preferred)
I would like it to be maintainable and well under $100
including shipping.
I have seen Fluke 1953a counters advertised on Ebay.
Is this a good choice or would something else be better?
What sort of performance are you looking for? Not that I would suggest
it, but as an example, a cheap FPGA eval board or even a Arduino with
the right programming might do this, but might not be suitable for, say,
comparing your 3 hydrogen masers against your Cs source and your
experimental Hg ion fountain.
I'm actually looking a similar problem.. I want to set up an experiment
to characterize a bunch (several dozen?) of cheap XOs over temperature
and time and power cycles. I'm not looking for 1e-15 adev at 100 seconds
kind of performance: maybe more like 1E-6 or 1E-7 ADEV.
Some sort of off the shelf box would be preferable to getting an eval
board, putting it in a box with a power supply and connectors, etc.
That kind of thing can be a remarkable time suck at work (as opposed to
at home, where I'd just lash it down with double stick foam tape and not
worry about no stinkin connectors)
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