[time-nuts] OT: xtal osc PN

[Pete Rawson]

On Sep 18, 2010, at 6:41 AM, francesco messineo wrote:

> Ok, let's say as good as practically and economically feasible for
> "single" prototype and homebuilder. I already chosed not to use a
> Si570 because I really need only few (2-4) fixed frequencies and I'm
> assuming that carefully made xtal oscillators can beat the Si570 phase
> noise performance.

This is true, but the Si570 is better than the vast majority of canned 
oscillators, including many TCXOs. It's readily available & cheap.
Without knowing exactly what performance you need, I'd suggest
looking at one before you decide to homebrew.

Pete Rawson