Hi Regardless of it being a double or single oven, it’s a good bet that it did once and still does meet the original temperature specification with some margin. The open question is - what was that spec?
Bob > On Feb 3, 2020, at 3:58 PM, gandalfg8--- via time-nuts > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ah, > I now have a full copy of the design paper, "A new kind of view for a Double > oven Crystal Oscillator", thanks John. > > The authors do reference the 8663 but as far as I can see only in a > photographic example of what was previously available, before then launching > into the discussion of their "new" double oven design. > > Of course, this doesn't in itself prove that the 8663 wasn't also double > ovened but again, given that Oscilloquartz don't describe it as such, I'm > even more inclined to the view that we've been hit with some very long > standing Chinese Whispers. > It certainly wouldn't be the first time, and I don't suppose it'll be the > last, but they can make life be a bit difficult at times. > > I'm not in anyway trying to detract from the 8663, or from its performance, > but until someone is brave enough to attack one with a hacksaw and prove > otherwise, and I certainly ain't wasting mine:-), then I'm still happy to > accept it only has a single oven:-) > Nigel GM8PZR > > ------------------------------------ > > Hi Nigel, > > I was about to make a similar comment. The 8663 is for sure limited by > it's size. Actually, for being Oscilloquartz they are by far not the > best or the worst, but kind of mid-range. I have OSA 8712 here, and the > even smaller one. Then there is the OSA 8666/8667 and well, I guess the > OSA 8600/8607 does not need introduction. I do not have the full OSA > range of oscillators for sure, but a fair sampling of it. > > I think we should look at the 8663 for what it intends to be, a > mid-range OCXO to address some of the telecom market needs. > > Cheers, > Magnus > > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.
