I'm in the same beginners' category as you. I'd do more but have other projects on the go and have found I would need more equipment (GPIB interfaces, a spectrum analyzer etc) to get much further. That said, I like the Lucent KS24361 and have a few bits and pieces on order to tap into J8 on the board of REF-1 and double the 5MHz for use in the lab. I picked up a decent antenna on eBay, it's probably not in an ideal spot but that was a tradeoff between aesthetics on the house / access to pull a coax down to the basement / height of my ladder, and it seems to work fine. Power supply was also auction-sourced for less than $20 and runs nicely. I think eventually I'll make a panel and install the unit in my basement rack.
I have no need for the time-nuts accuracy, but I have to say I've found this whole area fascinating and have learned a ton over the past couple of months toying around with this stuff and absorbing the expertise from the group here. Anthony -----Original Message----- From: time-nuts [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Hal Murray Sent: Friday, December 12, 2014 6:49 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Cc: hmur...@megapathdsl.net Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Which First GPSDO to buy? kc0...@gmail.com said: > For a newcomer to this field, which GPSDO would be better to purchase > as a first-time acquisition: ... I'd suggest the Lucent KS24361. Lots of people here have them so it will be easy to get advice. Aside from the GPSDO, you also need a power supply and antenna, and coax to get to the antenna. It will work a lot better if the antenna is in a good location. GPS is 1.5 GHz, so you have to pay attention to loss in the coax. -- These are my opinions. I hate spam. _______________________________________________ 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.
