Maybe my concept is wrong but I do not see the need to leave a GPSDO on. Once
the GPSDO locks to the satellite it is all that is required. I have decent sky
view and it locks up using multiple satellites quite quickly. So before the K3
has warmed up the GPSDO has locked and I'm locked to it.
The K3 and XCO drift in the GPSDO are really out of the picture. Using a
Trimble Thunderbolt here.
To me it was overkill in the 1st place. A "want to" rather than a "need to".
Now that I have the 10MC reference available I'd like to lock the 2 & 430 XV's
to it. Wayne and Eric you listening? Might be another product to consider, an
add on kit.
73,
Bob
K2TK ex KN2TKR (1956) & K2TKR
On 10/15/2014 12:15 PM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote:
Typically (from my understanding) you leave the TCXO and GPSDO running all the
timeI believe the the Rubidium standards have a lamp that wears out in time so
some turnthem off to conserve the life of the lamp.
I leave the Oven in my Counter on all the time to keep it stable.
I just purchased a GPSDO and plan to leave it on all the time.
As for the expense....to me the expense is minimal.
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