On 6/29/2016 9:22 AM, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd) wrote:
There is also a Keysight 53230A with a slightly better (20 ps vs 25 ps) single shot resolution. It looks more modern, but I don't know how well they compare. Dave.
The 53230A does not offer a 10811 option, but instead offers some greatly inferior OCXO. Don't waste your money on this oscillator. If you're reading time-nuts, you probably already have a 10811 or equivalent anyway. The counter itself has the interesting feature of being able to display Allan deviation using its own internal math engine. What I have found is that Hadamard deviation is a lot more useful for screening oscillators, but all you get with the 53230 is Allan. If you're reading time-nuts, you can probably figure out how to calculate the DEV du jour. (There are actually many flavors, as we know). Given the price of the 53230A, I just don't see a value proposition there. Rick N6RK _______________________________________________ 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.
