Interesting question!! Don't think we'll see an H2 MASER on EBay, as just too expensive, plus only a few made each year. Rather large beasts - see the link below, and installed & commissioned by manufacturer on site. The active ones are in the $150K - $200K price range new, passive ones less. Symmetricom also make one - the old Sigma Tau company down in in Alabama which FTS/Datum bought. I was involved in bidding a Russian one last year in the UK.
http://www.kvarz.com/pdf/05%20CH1-75A.pdf (Active MASER) http://www.kvarz.com/pdf/06%20CH1-76A.pdf (Passive MASER) for further reading. Rob -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hal Murray Sent: 16 March 2007 20:51 To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Question for the cesium nuts. > The Russians seem to concentrate on H2 Masers (Kvarz, and Vremya). Maybe we don't have to worry about cesium lifetime. What are the alternatives? When will H2 Masers be affordable on eBay? ... -- These are my opinions, not necessarily my employer's. I hate spam. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts
