[time-nuts] HP 5372A vs. 5370A

Poul-Henning Kamp phk at phk.freebsd.dk
Wed Feb 9 19:15:37 UTC 2011


In message <699621.92879.qm at web112010.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>, "Bert, VE2ZAZ" write
s:

>Here is a simple question: Why should I try to get an HP 5372A (or 5371A)?
>What are the benefits over the 5370A? Worth spending?

Faster measurements (but not quite as precise) and zero dead-time
measurements.

See for instance this app-note:
	http://cp.literature.agilent.com/litweb/pdf/5952-8006.pdf

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