Good heavens, no. By doing so, they both have the same reference and the
measuremets actually means something. I have a stack of HP stuff (3586, 3386
and assorted counters) all T'd off my Tbolt without issue. The only caveat is
that you don't put too much stuff across the T-bolt output so as to load it
down to the point where some device can't get clocking. Before you hit that
point, you may need a high quality (low jitter) distribution amp in the timing
chain.
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Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:42:39 +0000
From: Chris Wilson
Subject: [time-nuts] Frequency generator and counter on same
external reference?
I am repairing an 18GHz counter and it has a 10MHz external reference
port. So does my elderly Marconi 2019A sig gen. Is there any potential
issue having them both referenced off my Thunderbolt GPS referenced standard,
at the same time?
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