ed breya wrote: > Could it be that since they are much older (on average) than the > 10811s, that (if they've been running) they would have much more > accumulated time, so in a more stable part of the long term drift curve? > > Ed >
This argument is frequently advanced, however there is no guarantee that the aging continues to improve with age. Also some 10811's now go back 30 years, so its not like they are a lot newer than 10544's. It could be just as important what year the oscillator was made, since the quality varied over time. It gradually improved for a while, then went downhill when the experts retired. Rick _______________________________________________ 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.
