I was looking at some high end commercial low noise oscillators and see they use instrument like the Agilent E5052B signal source analyzer for phase noise measurements. When I looked for them on eBay, it soon because apparently they were very expensive.
Then I see this oscillator that locks to GPS http://www.leobodnar.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=107&products_id=234 and looked at what was used to make the phase noise measurements. It was an Agilent E4406A. The noise floor is nowhere near as low as the more expensive instruments, but the E4406A is available for under $500, which is more than two orders of magnitudes cheaper than an E5052B. I'm wondering if there are other more suitable commercial instruments around that don't cost a fortune, yet would allow lower levels of phase noise to be measured. I tend to preference HP/Agilent kit, as it is better supported, both by the manufacturer and places like the HP/Agilent Yahoo group. Dave _______________________________________________ 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.
