Hi For what ever reason, HP sold the 5370 as a “time instrument” and discouraged it’s use as a “frequency instrument”. I have absolutely no idea why. That’s certainly the way the local sales guys presented them. They considered me to be a bit “nutty” to buy one to measure frequency. There were a lot more places interested in checking frequency to a precise level than were interested in checking time to the same sort of level. The SR-620 always was actively sold as a frequency counter as well as a precise time instrument.
Bob On Oct 4, 2014, at 10:25 PM, Tom Van Baak <t...@leapsecond.com> wrote: > I have several SR620 and HP5370 in my lab. My preference has always been the > SR620; by size, features, front panel, calibration, programming. But both > counters do the job so if you can find either one at a reasonable price go > for it. The SR620 is still a current & supported product at SRS. > > Over the years I've visited quite a few professional time & frequency labs > and always see SR620's in use. Rarely, any HP5370. Not sure what that means. > > Again, either one is fine for time nut use. One of these days I should do a > detailed performance comparison among a large set of both counters. > > /tvb > > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
