HI There was a *lot* of government money that went into developing that product. I think it's safe to say that without the government backing it would not exist. There's a *lot* of money to be made before a true "next generation" product gets designed.
Bob On Oct 1, 2013, at 8:10 PM, Mark C. Stephens <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Hal, > > > Symetricom need sales and investment in this product, to get back the R&D > costs. > I believe this is the first Gen? > If they get the volume the price has to drop. > > However, It is a bit sucky marketing can get away with that. > I wonder if they have good and bad CSAC a la Crystal oscillators or I haven't > grasped the importance of this yet :) > > > --marki > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Hal Murray > Sent: Wednesday, 2 October 2013 9:54 AM > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] A readl atomic wristwatch > > > [email protected] said: >> That's the first time I have seen a practical explanation and working >> example of a CASC in operation. > > Practical? > > What's the battery life? How accurately can you read a watch dial? > > > How good are modern watches? How do crystals compare with mechanical? Where > is the crossover point between watch accuracy and human read-it accuracy? Is > that before or after the CASC watch runs out of battery? > > I suppose you could put it on the charger every night, next to your cell > phone, but then I could make a crystal watch that connects to a "charger" > stand that also sets the time. > > > > -- > These are my opinions. I hate spam. > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
