Hi guys, thanks for the hint, this explains it. read the manual, and so it seems I cannot use time arming mode. How do you guys get around this? Do A to B measurements on the two channels? thanks, Said In a message dated 10/9/2008 08:49:59 Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>> Hi Tom, Ulrich, >> >> can't seem to get 12 digits/s out of my 53132A in frequency mode when >> doing >> measurement offset of -10MHz. I only get 11 digits/s for some reason. >> Have to >> go to 10s + gate time to get better resolution. > > Correct. When you get "close" to an exact 10 MHz input then > the counter drops down into a "reduced resolution" mode and > you lose a digit (regardless of gate time). If you need, you can > query this with the :DIAG:MEAS:PRES? command. Details are > in the back of the 53132A manual. "Additional Considerations for Digits and Time Arming Modes" (at page 3-13 in my version of the manual). Cheers, Magnus _______________________________________________ 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. **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out! (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000001) _______________________________________________ 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.