Plus the Z3801A seems to just work. On the Lucent boxes we had to suffer through many 100's of posts over the last month...
Sent From iPhone > On Nov 27, 2014, at 16:57, Bob Camp <kb...@n1k.org> wrote: > > Hi > > Phase noise at 100 Hz, I’ll give you that on to the Z3801. ADEV on the sample > I have of the 3801 and KS boxes are pretty darn close. > > Bob > >> On Nov 27, 2014, at 6:45 PM, Said Jackson via time-nuts <time-nuts@febo.com> >> wrote: >> >> The 58503A we got have much better ADEV and PN than what was posted recently >> on the Lucent boxes. TVB has many plots of the Z3801A on his website - same >> box. >> >> They used to be $399 on eBay, now likely $500 or more, but you get what you >> pay for.. >> >> Sent From iPhone >> >>> On Nov 27, 2014, at 16:14, Bob Camp <kb...@n1k.org> wrote: >>> >>> Hi >>> >>> Let’s say that an OCXO based new part is $500. Who knows if that applies to >>> the Furry. If it does, that’s a really good price. Anything below that and >>> Santa Claus is coming to your house early. >>> >>> Are you putting this in a commercial system? >>> >>> Do you expect to need warranty support? >>> >>> I’d bet the reasonable answer to both is no. >>> >>> The KS boxes are $150 for the pair. They are new old stock. >>> >>> Do you believe the newer part works better than the KS ADEV wise? >>> >>> Again I’d say the reasonable answer is no. The KS boxes are essentially the >>> same as a Z3801 in terms of ADEV. >>> >>> You can get (in this example case) three of the KS box pairs and still save >>> money over the new part. Shipping might tip that one way or the other. >>> >>> Why would this matter? >>> >>> With three boxes, you can check them against each other and rule in / rule >>> out problems with any one pair. That’s keeping everything plug and play. If >>> you want to do a few “wire a connector” mods, you can have six sources to >>> compare against each other. You can also have a whole bunch of spares …. >>> >>> Bob >>> >>> >>>> On Nov 27, 2014, at 5:58 PM, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd) >>>> <drkir...@kirkbymicrowave.co.uk> wrote: >>>> >>>> Dr David Kirkby >>>> >>>>> On 27 Nov 2014 23:27, "Brooke Clarke" <bro...@pacific.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Dave: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/171504585820 >>>>> >>>>> http://www.prc68.com/I/LTE-LiteGPSDO.html >>>> >>>>> Brooke Clarke >>>> >>>> I was aware of them, and are still contemplating getting one, but the Fury >>>> from Jackson Labs uses an OCXO, so will have better performance. I don't >>>> know what that costs though. Clearly more than the LTE Lite. >>>> >>>> Siad should consider putting the Fury on eBay, but I would rather pay >>>> direct, which would save them the eBay fees, so hopefully cost me less. >>>> >>>> Dave >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >>>> To unsubscribe, go to >>>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >>>> and follow the instructions there. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >>> To unsubscribe, go to >>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >>> and follow the instructions there. >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.