Dave, I'd suggest putting about a 10-dB RF attenuator in the line between the PPS source and your 5372A. That should bring the level down to about 2V.
Dana On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 10:44 PM VE7HR <[email protected]> wrote: > Are there any suggested method to reduce your 1 PPS signal to a safe level > for your test equipment? > It seems like my HP Z8316A is outputting slightly more than 5V into 50 > Ohms. > > Up till now I have been using a 10 MHz output from the Z3816A. But I > understand 1PPS is a better signal to put to Channel A. > > My HP 5372A seems to default to 2V Max level if you hit instrument > default. I am starting to like it so I don’t want to trash an input > module. > > I think I might try a TICC in the near future but for now I will have to > slum with the vintage HP iron. > > Thanks > Dave > VE7HR > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > 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.
