I sold my GPS time base and replaced itbwith a $75 surplus rubidium standard I bought on eBay. They're smaller than a paperback book. I had to add a power supply and enclosure, but it works great, outputs a stabilized 10MZhz output.
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 21, 2018, at 8:40 PM, Don Kirk <[email protected]> wrote: > > And what do you compare your fancy GPSDO or rubidium reference standard to > in order to make sure they have not encountered a major failure? I > personally think the frequency reference standard WWV provides which is > directly traceable back to NIST is much more valuable than the other info > it provides. I encourage everyone to sign the online petition regarding > WWV. > > 73, > Don Kirk wd8dsb > >> On Tuesday, August 21, 2018, Mike Waters <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Let's just say that WWV has ceased broadcasting. Aside from expensive >> solutions using GPS or buying our very own atomic clocks, *how are we going >> to calibrate our transceivers and frequency counters*? >> >> 73, Mike >> www.w0btu.com >> _________________ >> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband >> > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
