Re: [time-nuts] Build my own dist. amp ??

2008-12-18 Thread Bruce Griffiths
brimda...@aol.com wrote: > Bruce Griffiths wrote: > >> That is a very effective way of elevating the phase noise floor. >> Its usually far better to amplify the input and then split the output >> maintaining a gain to the splitter outputs of at least 0dB. >> >> > As I already explained the

Re: [time-nuts] Sub Pico Second Phase logger

2008-12-18 Thread Bruce Griffiths
Joe Joe Gwinn wrote: > This is from home. I'll not be at work until next year. > > At 11:48 PM + 12/18/08, time-nuts-requ...@febo.com wrote: > >> Message: 4 >> Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:17:33 +1300 >> From: Bruce Griffiths >> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Sub Pico Second Phase logger >> To: Dis

Re: [time-nuts] Sub Pico Second Phase logger

2008-12-18 Thread Bruce Griffiths
Joe Joe Gwinn wrote: > At 11:48 PM + 12/18/08, time-nuts-requ...@febo.com wrote: > >> Message: 5 >> Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:48:27 +1300 >> From: Bruce Griffiths >> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Sub Pico Second Phase logger >> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement >> >

[time-nuts] Build my own dist. amp ??

2008-12-18 Thread BriMDavis
Didier wrote: > >Your original post asked for a reference distribution amplifier. > I did not ask _for_ a reference distribution amplifier. I asked whether anyone had used the MAX2470/2471 in such a design, specifically in regards to its residual phase noise. > > "Just wondering if anyone ha

[time-nuts] Build my own dist. amp ??

2008-12-18 Thread BriMDavis
Bruce Griffiths wrote: > >That is a very effective way of elevating the phase noise floor. >Its usually far better to amplify the input and then split the output >maintaining a gain to the splitter outputs of at least 0dB. > As I already explained the last time you mentioned this, I am well aware

Re: [time-nuts] Sub Pico Second Phase logger

2008-12-18 Thread Joe Gwinn
At 11:48 PM + 12/18/08, time-nuts-requ...@febo.com wrote: > >Message: 5 >Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:48:27 +1300 >From: Bruce Griffiths >Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Sub Pico Second Phase logger >To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > >Message-ID: <494ae14b.2050...@xtra.co

Re: [time-nuts] Sub Pico Second Phase logger

2008-12-18 Thread Joe Gwinn
This is from home. I'll not be at work until next year. At 11:48 PM + 12/18/08, time-nuts-requ...@febo.com wrote: >Message: 4 >Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:17:33 +1300 >From: Bruce Griffiths >Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Sub Pico Second Phase logger >To: Discussion of precise time and frequency mea

Re: [time-nuts] Sub Pico Second Phase logger

2008-12-18 Thread Bruce Griffiths
Joe Joseph M Gwinn wrote: > Bruce, > > > time-nuts-boun...@febo.com wrote on 12/17/2008 06:26:00 PM: > > [snip] > >>> >>> [BG] It isn't necessary to use a pair of mixers and an offset source > to > characterise the sound card, driving both sound card inputs fr

Re: [time-nuts] Sub Pico Second Phase logger

2008-12-18 Thread Bruce Griffiths
Joe Joseph M Gwinn wrote: > Bruce, > > time-nuts-boun...@febo.com wrote on 12/17/2008 03:43:16 PM: > > >> Joe >> >> Joseph M Gwinn wrote: >> >>> Bruce, >>> >>> >>> time-nuts-boun...@febo.com wrote on 12/16/2008 10:21:55 PM: >>> >>> > [snip] > [BG] Obtaining suitable mixers f

Re: [time-nuts] Sub Pico Second Phase logger

2008-12-18 Thread Joseph M Gwinn
Bruce, time-nuts-boun...@febo.com wrote on 12/17/2008 06:26:00 PM: [snip] > > > > > > > >> [BG] It isn't necessary to use a pair of mixers and an offset source to > >> characterise the sound card, driving both sound card inputs from the > >> same audio source should suffice. > >> > > > > [JG]

Re: [time-nuts] Sub Pico Second Phase logger

2008-12-18 Thread Joseph M Gwinn
Bruce, time-nuts-boun...@febo.com wrote on 12/17/2008 03:43:16 PM: > Joe > > Joseph M Gwinn wrote: > > Bruce, > > > > > > time-nuts-boun...@febo.com wrote on 12/16/2008 10:21:55 PM: > > [snip] > > > >> [BG] Obtaining suitable mixers for 5MHz and 10MHz input frequencies or even > >> 100MHz is

Re: [time-nuts] Is oscillator sync always bad?

2008-12-18 Thread Lux, James P
> > Lux, > > It is one more confimation that my assumption is valid. In fact, they comment about the potential problem of injection locking.. > > > Allan, et al., did a thing with 8 small oscillators in a > ring. I > > > don't recall if they deliberately tried to have them mutually > > > coupl

Re: [time-nuts] Is oscillator sync always bad?

2008-12-18 Thread Predrag Dukic
Lux, It is one more confimation that my assumption is valid. Thanks for the link, Predrag At 22:14 18.12.2008, you wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: Lux, James P > > Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 1:04 PM > > To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' >

Re: [time-nuts] Is oscillator sync always bad?

2008-12-18 Thread Predrag Dukic
Bruce, these articles are more or less the answer to my question. In principle, there is obviously reduction in noise, and the main concerns are uncoupled frequency difference and phase. Thanks, Predrag At 21:48 18.12.2008, you wrote: >Pedrag > >You may want to look at: > >h

Re: [time-nuts] Is oscillator sync always bad?

2008-12-18 Thread Predrag Dukic
Bruce, I know the math, and possible perils. The main question is still: Does statistics help? Is it going to be better? If I do try, I'll use a bunch of 13 MHZ TCXO's, because I have only 3 10811, and more than 30 TCXOs. Also with a higher number of lower quality oscs improvement could

Re: [time-nuts] Is oscillator sync always bad?

2008-12-18 Thread Lux, James P
> -Original Message- > From: Lux, James P > Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 1:04 PM > To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' > Subject: RE: [time-nuts] Is oscillator sync always bad? > > > > Allan, et al., did a thing with 8 small oscillators in a > ring. I don't r

Re: [time-nuts] Is oscillator sync always bad?

2008-12-18 Thread Lux, James P
> -Original Message- > From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com > [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Predrag Dukic > Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 12:20 PM > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > Subject: [time-nuts] Is oscillator sync always bad? > > > > Hi,

Re: [time-nuts] Is oscillator sync always bad?

2008-12-18 Thread Bruce Griffiths
Pedrag You may want to look at: http://my.ece.ucsb.edu/yorklab/Publications/BioBib/84%20-%20MTT%20May%201997%20Phase%20Noise.pdf http://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/49985/1/PhysRevLett_98_184101.pdf to get some idea of the complexities involved in such a scheme if you in

Re: [time-nuts] Is oscillator sync always bad?

2008-12-18 Thread Bruce Griffiths
Predrag Dukic wrote: > Hi, Time -Nuts, > > Did anyone try to deliberately allow syncronisation of two > oscillators, by , for example paralleling outputs of two 10811. > > I expect to see some benefits from the usual statistics: Phase > noise divided by sqrt of 2and also decreased ampli

Re: [time-nuts] Is oscillator sync always bad?

2008-12-18 Thread Rick Karlquist
Some of Len Cutler's engineers at HP attempted to build an ensemble of nine 10811 oscillators. It was quite non-trivial and I'm not sure they ever completed the project. I doubt whether just letting 10811's self synchronize would result in satisfactory performance. Rick Karlquist N6RK Predrag

[time-nuts] Is oscillator sync always bad?

2008-12-18 Thread Predrag Dukic
Hi, Time -Nuts, Did anyone try to deliberately allow syncronisation of two oscillators, by , for example paralleling outputs of two 10811. I expect to see some benefits from the usual statistics: Phase noise divided by sqrt of 2and also decreased amplitude random frequency jumps.

[time-nuts] Phase noise measurement with a sound card

2008-12-18 Thread Bruce Griffiths
Steve Rooke wrote: > Bruce, > > 2008/12/17 Bruce Griffiths : > >> You can easily cobble one together using whatever sound card your PC has >> together with a mixer and a few inexpensive opamps, filters etc. >> > > I have read all your posts with great interest and have learned a > great dea