good members What are your opinions on the usage of Rubidium Frequency Standards - in the sense - should they be used for short periods of time (until they reach a stable state) as a check only,or is it permissible to run them continuously?
In other words, is the lamp (which is the expensive replacement item), deteriorating on a linear scale, and how fast ? I trust that this isn't a stupid question, as it was put to me recently and I was unsure of the answer. I currently feed my Racal 9480 T&F Mainframe continuously with the 10 MHz signal from a Ball Efratom Rubidium Standard, assuming that its superior to the OCXO built into the 9480. Or would it be more sensible cost wise, to adjust the OCXO against it on a regular basis? Like many other such matters, probably the answer is obvious - but what do you say ? regards Roy _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
