Hello Bob, Thanks for the reality check. I just wanted to make sure ,
________________________________ From: Bob Camp <[email protected]> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 10:16 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] frequency comparator reading question Hi Not having one here, about all I can guess is that there are 360 degrees in a cycle. If it’s going through 360 degrees in 10 seconds it’s 0.1 Hz off at what ever point it’s comparing. If it takes 100 seconds that’s 0.01 Hz. Yes I get this pesky decimal point stuff wrong from time to time ... Bob On Feb 26, 2014, at 9:19 PM, Paul A. Cianciolo <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > > > I know this is really a basic question. > > I have a Fluke montronics frequency comparator. > > It has 2 inputs, one from my GPS and one from my DUT. > > > > After a given oscillator is warmed up, I can read the meter in parts 10 -X > > There are 2 meters, One for phase 0 to 360 degrees, and one for part to the > -nth > > In the 10-9th position on the selector switch the a given oscillator will > show a 0 to 360 degrees travel lets say in 1 second. > > > > So does that mean that the DUT is off frequency compared to the GPS input by > 1 cycle in 1 billon? > > What if it takes 10 seconds to make the 0-360 excursion? > > 100 seconds? > > > > > > > > > > > > Paul A. Cianciolo > > W1VLF > > http://www.rescueelectronics.com/ > > Our business computer network is powered exclusively by solar and wind > power. > > Converting Photons to Electrons for over 20 years > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
