On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 9:20 AM, Bob Camp <li...@rtty.us> wrote: > Hi > > I think it would be worth the effort to try dithering the DDS commands into > the Rb while measuring ADEV. You *might* find that you can do it with little > or no impact on the unit's stability. If so it takes out some modification > effort and should make the controller cheaper.
The step size on the DDS is just over 5E-13. This means a worst case error of about 3E-13. It could very well be that the Rb oscillator can't be tuned any better than that. and RS232 is as good as you can get. Good chance that the engineer who picked the 5E-13 step size pick it for good reason > > Bob > > -----Original Message----- > From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On > Behalf Of ewkeh...@aol.com > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 10:43 AM > To: time-nuts@febo.com > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] FE-5680A Mechanical Question > > Bringing out the C field in my estimation does not effect long or short > term. External magnetic field I think is a joke. An other option is a loop > that generates a tuning word for the DDS but that means your steps are 7 > E-13. > Bert Kehren > > > In a message dated 1/12/2012 10:34:10 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > davidwh...@gmail.com writes: > > I was more interested in the technical details of how to adjust the > output of a RbO without sacrificing the short and long term stability. > I have seen a few designs that used a DDS to generate the 10 MHz > output which lends itself to this but they all suffer from DDS and > tuning noise. I see now that the RbO can be adjusted with an external > magnetic field. > > On Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:34:44 -0600, "J. L. Trantham" <jlt...@att.net> > wrote: > >>David, >> >>I have been following discussions on the list about a GPSDRbO for a year > or >>so. Some interesting challenges and probably best implemented in a > 'stable' >>environment rather than portable operation but as best I can tell, it > would >>require a very stable and good antenna location, stable and clean power, > and >>I was thinking of using something like an LPRO-101 with an Ext C Field >>input, a Shera type controller, and a GPS timing receiver, though, I > suspect >>there are likely to be some 'multi-tasking' receivers out there that will >>look at several sources including GPS, GLOSNASS, etc. >> >>While the project might be fun, for portable work, it is likely far easier >>and probably just as good (almost), to use a Tbolt. >> >>In any event, something to think about for the future. >> >>Joe >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On >>Behalf Of David >>Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 11:12 PM >>To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement >>Subject: Re: [time-nuts] FE-5680A Mechanical Question >> >> >>How would a GPSDRbO work? Phase lock the DDS output to the GPS? Phase > lock >>a VCXO to the GPS and then phase lock to the RbO on loss of GPS lock? >> >>On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:55:58 -0600, "J. L. Trantham" <jlt...@att.net> >>wrote: >> >>>Bill, Brian, Bill, and Peter, >>> >>>Thanks for the info. All I need now is a 'project' to incorporate the >>>unit into. >>> >>>In the back of my mind, I have the thought of a 'box' that will be >>>battery powered or 110 VAC powered (perhaps with an internal SLA >>>battery) and include a GPSDO and Rb unit (possibly a GPSDRbO) for the >>>purpose of a 'reference' for portable operation in the microwave >>>regions. >> >>_______________________________________________ >>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. >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>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. > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ 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.