Hi On Aug 29, 2013, at 1:20 PM, Tom Knox <[email protected]> wrote:
> I could be wrong but I thought when I priced these for work the BVA 8600 AT > cut was substantially cheaper then that. I think the $11,000 is more in line > with a BVA 8607 SC cut with an option. But from my point of view the close in > Phase Noise on this particular oscillator is what dictates it's value. These > BVA 8600's typically range from 110 to better then 120 dB @ 1Hz which is a > big difference. If this BVA is at the low phase noise end of the range it > could be a real bargain at $3000. > Another option in the $3000 range is the Wenzel Blue Top ULPN oscillators. It > may not match a good BVA inside 1Hz but will have at least a 20dB better > noise floor from about 10KHz out. The other plus with a BVA is the the Quartz > is capacitive coupled where most other oscillators have metal deposited > directly on the Quartz which will interact over time I know of no such interaction in modern quartz resonators - what are you referring to here? Your Wentzel part likely has either an aluminum electrode or a chrome / gold electrode system on it. Neither one "interacts" with quartz. Bob > and potentially diminish performance. As Tom and other explained prices go up > exponentially for ULPN oscillators. > Thomas Knox > > > >> Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 12:53:47 -0400 >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] B.V.A. 8600 for sale >> >> OK but like a new car the value drops 50% off the lot. >> Anyway you slice it as nice as this might be I will stick with the $100 and >> less 10544/1081s 105s and sulzers. I may be a time-nut. But I am not >> time-Nutz. >> Perhaps for the lab that need it that is a darned good price. >> Regards >> Paul >> WB8TSL/1 >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 11:39 AM, Said Jackson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Yup, I heard price goes up from there... >>> >>> Sent From iPhone >>> >>> On Aug 29, 2013, at 8:37, "Poul-Henning Kamp" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> In message <[email protected]>, Said Jackson >>> writes: >>>> >>>>> These are about $11,000 or so new if I am not mistaken. >>>> >>>> Depends what options it has... >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 >>>> [email protected] | TCP/IP since RFC 956 >>>> FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe >>>> Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by >>> incompetence. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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. > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
