Re: [time-nuts] On some pitfalls of the dual mixer time differencemethod of h...

2006-10-02 Thread Magnus Danielson
From: Dr Bruce Griffiths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] On some pitfalls of the dual mixer time differencemethod of h... Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:25:46 +1300 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Bruce, > Interesting as the techniques employed may be, the resultant pe

Re: [time-nuts] On some pitfalls of the dual mixer time differencemethod of h...

2006-10-02 Thread Dr Bruce Griffiths
> M. Warner Losh wrote: >> In message: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Dr Bruce Griffiths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> : The Allan deviation of current state of the art cryogenic sapphire >> : oscillators is more than an order of magnitude lower than the noise >> : floor of these instruments

Re: [time-nuts] On some pitfalls of the dual mixer time differencemethod of h...

2006-10-01 Thread M. Warner Losh
In message: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dr Bruce Griffiths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: : The Allan deviation of current state of the art cryogenic sapphire : oscillators is more than an order of magnitude lower than the noise : floor of these instruments. I'm curious. How much does one of t

Re: [time-nuts] On some pitfalls of the dual mixer time differencemethod of h...

2006-10-01 Thread Dr Bruce Griffiths
Magnus Danielson wrote: > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] On some pitfalls of the dual mixer time > differencemethod of h... > Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 13:53:57 EDT > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> Hello Ulrich, >> &g

Re: [time-nuts] On some pitfalls of the dual mixer time differencemethod of h...

2006-10-01 Thread Magnus Danielson
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [time-nuts] On some pitfalls of the dual mixer time differencemethod of h... Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 13:53:57 EDT Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hello Ulrich, Ulrich and Said, > the latest generation of TSC intruments (the TSC5120A for exa

Re: [time-nuts] On some pitfalls of the dual mixer time differencemethod of h...

2006-10-01 Thread SAIDJACK
Hello Ulrich, the latest generation of TSC intruments (the TSC5120A for example) uses a new strategy: they use four ADC's to sample and cross-correlate two oscillators completely in software. All the mixing etc is done in the software domain. That makes for cheap hardware, and works quite