Adrian wrote: > Hello, > > just wondering if anyone has tried the new Agilent 53230A counter?
Disclaimer: I work for Agilent and I get a "discount" on the counter :-) It has a nice user interface (way better than the previous generation that is now 20 years old) and a handy data logging function to a memory stick that you plug into the front panel. Allan deviation is built in. That's the good stuff. The bad stuff: don't waste your money on the fancy time base. It is NOT a 10811 and doesn't compare stability wise. What I had to do was use the 10811 in my HP8662 as a time base. With the 10811, the counter is quite good for measuring Allan deviation. The most rigorous test I can run on it is to compare two 10811's. The result seems to be commensurate with the 10811 noise, without much contamination from the counter. Rick Karlquist N6RK _______________________________________________ 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.
