Re: [time-nuts] What are the important features to look for in antime sync piece of hardware?

2008-12-01 Thread Steve Rooke
> Sent: 01 December 2008 19:53 > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] What are the important features to look for in > antime sync piece of hardware? > > very true! > > but looking for a basic feature set. > > > >

Re: [time-nuts] What are the important features to look for in antime sync piece of hardware?

2008-12-01 Thread Rob Kimberley
How long is a piece of string? Rob K -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gretchen Baxter Sent: 01 December 2008 19:53 To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] What are the important features to look

Re: [time-nuts] What are the important features to look for in antime sync piece of hardware?

2008-12-01 Thread Lux, James P
> -Original Message- > From: Gretchen Baxter > > very true! > > but looking for a basic feature set. > > Single most important thing.. Is there an accurate description of what the hardware does, what its performance is, and how that is verified? That's what separates "real" gear from co

Re: [time-nuts] What are the important features to look for in antime sync piece of hardware?

2008-12-01 Thread Bill Hawkins
Perhaps you mean those features that are defined by the functionality of the equipment? As if you were talking to a salesman in a high-end audio store, or a car salesman? Are you the person who was asking about time sync requirements for government regulation agencies? If so, that narrows the fie

Re: [time-nuts] What are the important features to look for in antime sync piece of hardware?

2008-12-01 Thread Gretchen Baxter
got it. as for me, just an average ordinary sys admin who has been tasked to do a lot of these time related functions, in my ever shrinking group. On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 3:11 PM, Tom Van Baak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > but looking for a basic feature set. > > But define basic; a stopwatch

Re: [time-nuts] What are the important features to look for in antime sync piece of hardware?

2008-12-01 Thread Tom Van Baak
> but looking for a basic feature set. But define basic; a stopwatch for timing sports will have a different feature set from an instrument that times network packets. Telecom will also have different features, etc. Also, Gretchen, it would be kind to the group if you tell us who you work for and