Re: [time-nuts] Wavecrest

2007-07-14 Thread SAIDJACK
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Mike, some more usage tips: * The inputs are limited to about +-1.1V. So a good RF DC-blocker and attenuators really help. Be carefull, it's easy to exceed the input range. * You need to equal length SMA cables, and

Re: [time-nuts] Wavecrest

2007-07-14 Thread SAIDJACK
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Mike, I just sent you the calibration documents, and the 2075 manual for comparison, they are rather big. Let me know if you received them. bye, Said ** Get a sneak peak of the all-new

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5370B jitter

2007-07-14 Thread Ulrich Bangert
Gentleman, I few years ago I bought an HP5370A about the seller was saying that he was selling it that cheap (200 US$) because he was not able to test whether this device would hold its specifications. As it turned it displayed SOMETIMES large amounts (a few hundred picoseconds) of RMS jitter

Re: [time-nuts] Wavecrest

2007-07-14 Thread Mike Feher
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Said - Yes, thank you, I did receive them along with you're other recommendations and tips. I'll be sure to use a DC block with it and I have a large selection so that should not be a problem. Will let you know how things work out

[time-nuts] What equipment can I economically use to measure jitter and noise sidebands?

2007-07-14 Thread Peter Vince
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Might I ask what you guys are using to measure jitter and oscillator noise-sidebands? I think Mike was lucky to pick up the Wavecrest recently, but is that the only option? Is there anything else, maybe older and cheaper, if not

Re: [time-nuts] What equipment can I economically use to measure jitterand noise sidebands?

2007-07-14 Thread John Miles
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Too many dimensions to that question. :) What carrier frequencies and offsets are you interested in; what noise levels are you interested in measuring; and what's the budget? An 8662A ($2000 minimum for a good one, usually) plus an

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5370B jitter

2007-07-14 Thread Magnus Danielson
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [time-nuts] HP 5370B jitter Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:16:38 EDT Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Said, Returning to this message... I sent spectrum plots of the 10MHz 5370B output to this list

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5370B jitter

2007-07-14 Thread Dr Bruce Griffiths
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hej Magnus Magnus Danielson wrote: Further investigations have now shown that the 10811 output is clean, just a little 3rd harmonic but nothing to worry about. The INT test point is also clean. I suspect the output drive part, as

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5370B jitter

2007-07-14 Thread Magnus Danielson
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Magnus Danielson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [time-nuts] HP 5370B jitter Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 02:54:10 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hej fellow time-nuts, So, no more 5 MHz with overtones on my HP5370B

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5370B jitter

2007-07-14 Thread SAIDJACK
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 7/14/2007 16:45:19 Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It's only purpose in life is to light a LED only visible to the servicing engineer (me in this case). Thus, making a small modification to