Re: [time-nuts] Valpey-Fisher VFT22H OCXO Output

2016-01-30 Thread Bruce Griffiths
Waveform is similar to that produced by an inductive input low pass filter with all but the first section inoperative when driven by a square wave input. Bruce On Saturday, January 30, 2016 09:33:45 AM Bob Camp wrote: > Hi > > Unless it’s a really weird termination impedance, it’s broke. The

Re: [time-nuts] Valpey-Fisher VFT22H OCXO Output

2016-01-30 Thread Chuck Harris
Looks like the output of a simple single ended emitter follower that isn't being loaded properly. Try again, but this time with a 50 ohms load. -Chuck Harris Logan Cummings wrote: Hi All, Curious what could give this waveform (attached) - I presume this is not correct output for this

Re: [time-nuts] Valpey-Fisher VFT22H OCXO Output

2016-01-30 Thread Bob Camp
Hi Unless it’s a really weird termination impedance, it’s broke. The SMA is a pretty good indication that it *should* work into a 50 ohm load. The only other possibility is that your probe is taking the load far enough off of 50 ohms to mis-tune the output filter. I’d set the scope to 50 ohm

Re: [time-nuts] Valpey-Fisher VFT22H OCXO Output

2016-01-30 Thread wb6bnq
Hi Logan, My guess is there is some second or third harmonic energy present. I have observed the very same thing on another oscillator. Look at it with a spectrum analyzer and see what kind of harmonic energy is there. BillWB6BNQ Logan Cummings wrote: Hi All, Curious what

[time-nuts] Valpey-Fisher VFT22H OCXO Output

2016-01-30 Thread Logan Cummings
Hi All, Curious what could give this waveform (attached) - I presume this is not correct output for this oscillator (surplus/salvage from Harris Constellation receiver). Frequency looks OK with +2V EFC but output looks like neither sine nor any CMOS I've seen into 10Mohm (first