Hi Dave, The Austron 1250 is a very close look alike to the hp-105 Quartz standard. A decent quartz oscillator is certainly worth having besides the usual Tbolt GPS or Rb type references. The Austron will certainly be a "quieter" signal then the Tbolt or Rb oscillators for short (<1 to 10 seconds) averaging times.
Of course we all would like the lowest price. If the unit is truly working properly, I don't think the price is too terribly high. The only major drawback is the actual oscillator "can" inside the unit is a sealed device which I believe is the Austron 1150A Sulzer unit. It makes repairing it, should it fail, harder to do. However, it can be replaced with a hp-10811 type oscillator unit, having similar characteristics, without too much trouble. Consider that a hp-10811 oscillator can be had for between $50 and upwards to $150, the $250 is not a bad price. Especially when you consider that the hp-10811 is just the oscillator and would need the inclusion of a cabinet, power supply and other supporting harware, etc., to achieve the same versitility of the Austron. Bill....WB6BNQ Dave M wrote: > Does anyone in the group have any experience or advice on the Austron 1250A > Crystal Frequency Standard? I have a chance to buy one for $250 tomorrow at > a local hamfest, but can't find anything in the archives on them. It's very > clean, and the seller says that it is in perfect working order. He's local > to the area, so I can easily get back with him in case of troubles. > I have a PDF of the manual, so maintenance shouldn't be a problem (barring > parts unavailability). > Good deal, or pass it up for a lower priced unit? Or recommendations for a > different mfr/model? Price is a consideration; that's one of the reason I'm > interested in this unit. > > Manual states long-term stability of <5x10e-11 per day after 90 days. > > Thanks for advice, > Dave M > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.