You can also overdrive a mmic and get good results. That is what I'm using as the oscillator for my 1.296 GHz beacon.
Bob On Nov 27, 2012, at 15:45, Ed Palmer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Don, > > Yes, I've heard of SRDs. I think every Rb standard uses them. I recently > purchased a YIG Multiplier that includes an SRD followed by a YIG filter. > But, from my reading, there are some significant issues that you run into > when driving an SRD. I'm still playing with mine. > > Ed > > On 11/27/2012 2:15 PM, Don Latham wrote: >> snip >>> I'm in the same position as you regarding testing at high frequencies. >>> You might be able to get a signal at the second or third harmonic of >>> your generator by cranking the level to the maximum and then using the >>> counter's Band 3 frequency limits feature to only look at that >>> frequency. >> snip >> You can also get a step recovery diode and generate a bunch of harmonics... >> DonL > > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
