On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 12:25 AM, Bob kb8tq <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a pile of stuff. You have a pile of stuff. Others each have their pile > of stuff. Doing > a design that works only with my pile is possible. Doing a design that works > with my pile [...] > You have to do it with a fairly standardized > design. That means buying (at the very least) kits of parts. Like it or not, > the parts kit for a > Rb will be cheaper than the parts kit for any of the other devices…..
I read the occasional posts by PHK on his efforts to upgrade the electronics in his 5065a and Corby's SUPER physics package upgrade with great interest. I have wondered if the end result may be that incremental upgrades to someone elses classic design, adding on modern synthesizers and digital control, etc. Might eventually result in a 'Ship of Theseus' oscillator, which in its final form is buildable from relatively easily sourced parts (plus perhaps a rubidium cell that could be group bought at non-absurd prices). Presumably taking an already established design and improving it incrementally has lower risk and costs than a new design. In particular, it can start off with 5065a as "my pile" inputs, but by the end it doesn't have them anymore... and not just lest risky but also a more natural way to divide the effort up into less professionally-sized chunks. _______________________________________________ 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.
