Re: [time-nuts] Measuring phase with an HP 3456A?

2016-10-01 Thread Wes
On 10/1/2016 6:54 PM, Bob Stewart wrote: OK, I give up. My participation in this thread is over. Bob - Why? You asked some questions and several people have tried to help you. I think one issue is that you mention measuring pha

Re: [time-nuts] Measuring phase with an HP 3456A?

2016-10-01 Thread Bob Camp
t; Bob > - > AE6RV.com > > GFS GPSDO list: > groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/GFS-GPSDOs/info > > From: Bob Albert > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > ; Bob Stewart > Sent: S

Re: [time-nuts] Measuring phase with an HP 3456A?

2016-10-01 Thread Bob Stewart
: [time-nuts] Measuring phase with an HP 3456A? On 10/1/2016 5:13 PM, Bob Stewart wrote: > Hi Bob Albert, > >  Completely eliminate the use of the term "DMTD".  I didn't post that. Actually you did in your first post.     "I've been spending a small amount of my

Re: [time-nuts] Measuring phase with an HP 3456A?

2016-10-01 Thread Wes
On 10/1/2016 5:13 PM, Bob Stewart wrote: Hi Bob Albert, Completely eliminate the use of the term "DMTD". I didn't post that. Actually you did in your first post. "I've been spending a small amount of my time looking into making a sort of hybrid DMTD with a pair of DBMs" _

Re: [time-nuts] Measuring phase with an HP 3456A?

2016-10-01 Thread Bob Albert via time-nuts
- AE6RV.com GFS GPSDO list: groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/GFS-GPSDOs/info From: Bob Albert To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement ; Bob Stewart Sent: Saturday, October 1, 2016 6:46 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Measuring phase with an HP

Re: [time-nuts] Measuring phase with an HP 3456A?

2016-10-01 Thread Bob Camp
From: Bob Albert > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > ; Bob Stewart > Sent: Saturday, October 1, 2016 6:46 PM > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Measuring phase with an HP 3456A? > > I am having trouble following this thread. I assume we are trying to

Re: [time-nuts] Measuring phase with an HP 3456A?

2016-10-01 Thread Bob Stewart
re, and this will need software in any case. Bob  - AE6RV.com GFS GPSDO list: groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/GFS-GPSDOs/info From: Bob Albert To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement ; Bob Stewart Sent: Saturday, October 1, 2016 6:46 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts]

Re: [time-nuts] Measuring phase with an HP 3456A?

2016-10-01 Thread Bob Camp
I don't think I can attach two 10MHz inputs to > a soundcard and expect anything useful. > > Bob > > > > From: Bob Camp > To: Bob Stewart ; Discussion of precise time and frequency > measurement > Sent: Saturday, October 1, 2016 6:24 PM >

Re: [time-nuts] Measuring phase with an HP 3456A?

2016-10-01 Thread Bob Albert via time-nuts
ery test on the code and hardware changes to get a reliable > 1PPS from my GPSDO, so there is some very slow movement over the range of 0 > to 100ns. > > Bob > >      From: Bob Camp > To: Bob Stewart ; Discussion of precise time and frequency > measurement > Sent: S

Re: [time-nuts] Measuring phase with an HP 3456A?

2016-10-01 Thread Bob Stewart
From: Bob Camp To: Bob Stewart ; Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Sent: Saturday, October 1, 2016 6:24 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Measuring phase with an HP 3456A? HI DMTD = Dual Mixer Time Difference Single Mixer = what is commonly used for most things.

Re: [time-nuts] Measuring phase with an HP 3456A?

2016-10-01 Thread Bob Camp
Discussion of precise time and frequency > measurement > Sent: Saturday, October 1, 2016 3:14 PM > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Measuring phase with an HP 3456A? > > Hi > > What is the beat note coming out of the DMTD? > > Put another way: > > DMTD involves three o

Re: [time-nuts] Measuring phase with an HP 3456A?

2016-10-01 Thread Bob Stewart
y, October 1, 2016 3:14 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Measuring phase with an HP 3456A? Hi What is the beat note coming out of the DMTD?  Put another way: DMTD involves three oscillators. Two are on roughly the same frequency and the third is offset from the other two. The difference fr

Re: [time-nuts] Measuring phase with an HP 3456A?

2016-10-01 Thread Bob Camp
Hi What is the beat note coming out of the DMTD? Put another way: DMTD involves three oscillators. Two are on roughly the same frequency and the third is offset from the other two. The difference frequency is typically something like 10 Hz. It does not *have* to be 10 Hz, but that is one w

Re: [time-nuts] Measuring phase with an HP 3456A?

2016-10-01 Thread Magnus Danielson
Bob, Just try it. Compare it and see how the initial noise slope behaves and compare it to other measurements. Similar phase-measurement setups have been used in historic context. What ends up being the best method for you is a combination of what tools you have available and dare to bring i

[time-nuts] Measuring phase with an HP 3456A?

2016-10-01 Thread Bob Stewart
I've been spending a small amount of my time looking into making a sort of hybrid DMTD with a pair of DBMs up front feeding the stereo input to a sound card.  So, I got the 100KHz LPF back from Oshpark and hooked it up to my scope for verification - an obvious step.  Then I hooked it up to my 34