David C. Partridge wrote: >I'm looking for a frequency reference for my home lab. Cost is an issue. > >I'm considering either a GPSDO such as the Trimble Thunderbolt if I can get >one at a reasonable price, or possibly a rubidium source. >
David, to be considered a true time nut, you will not ever be happy with just one standard... But joking apart, the Trimble thunderbolt is a very good place to start. It can be had for around £130 / $260 US recently from a chinese vendor on eBay; with the addition of an antenna, free monitoring / set up program (TboltMon), box and power supply, you then have a very accurate 10 MHz (and 1 pps) standard that needs no further action to calibrate. Good luck! Dan _______________________________________________ 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.
