The best I have test by far is the Rohde SMA100A with option B22 LPN. The Agilent E8663D is very good also. The 8664/5A/B with option 004 LPN or the IFR 2041/2 are perhaps the best at a reasonable price.
Thomas Knox ---------------------------------------- > Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2013 08:53:54 -0700 > From: bro...@pacific.net > To: time-nuts@febo.com > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Very stable synthesizer, alternative to > PTS(Programmed Test Sources) x10 or 040? > > Hi Anders: > > The HP 8648() series signal generators were made for applications that > required very clean signals, like testing pagers. > http://www.prc68.com/I/HP8648.shtml > > Have Fun, > > Brooke Clarke > http://www.PRC68.com > http://www.end2partygovernment.com/2012Issues.html > > Anders Time wrote: > > Thanks a lot for the input. > > I have been looking at the Fluke 6160b, but I thought that there might be > > something as good out there that is not 40years old! > > I want to use the synthesizer as a flexible offset source for beat > > frequency measurements. So the frequency range is 5 to 30MHz approx. > > I read Rubiola et al. "Phase noise and amplitude noise in DDS" yesterday > > and thinks that it might be worth a try to test the AD9854 or AD9912 to see > > if it is good enough. If I understand the paper right they get really good > > results. Is there any one with experience? > > Thanks Anders > > _______________________________________________ > > 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.
