[time-nuts] Which First GPSDO to buy?

[Neil Schroeder]

In a relative newcomer to this intense of a crowd :-).  But j also found
that I'm not quite  instrumented (yet) to tackle the accuracy problem.  As
such Im focusing where i can  on what I know (power, systems, the like)
while I accumulate the other gear.

As such I can say the thunderbolt and now the lte lite have been rock
solid.

On Friday, December 12, 2014, Anthony Roby <aroby at antamy.com> wrote:

> I'm in the same beginners' category as you.  I'd do more but have other
> projects on the go and have found I would need more equipment (GPIB
> interfaces, a spectrum analyzer etc) to get much further.  That said, I
> like the Lucent KS24361 and have a few bits and pieces on order to tap into
> J8 on the board of REF-1 and double the 5MHz for use in the lab.  I picked
> up a decent antenna on eBay, it's probably not in an ideal spot but that
> was a tradeoff between aesthetics on the house / access to pull a coax down
> to the basement / height of my ladder, and it seems to work fine.  Power
> supply was also auction-sourced for less than $20 and runs nicely.  I think
> eventually I'll make a panel and install the unit in my basement rack.
>
> I have no need for the time-nuts accuracy, but I have to say I've found
> this whole area fascinating and have learned a ton over the past couple of
> months toying around with this stuff and absorbing the expertise from the
> group here.
>
> Anthony
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Hal Murray
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> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
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> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Which First GPSDO to buy?
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> kc0wjn at gmail.com <javascript:;> said:
> > For a newcomer to this field, which GPSDO would be better to purchase
> > as  a first-time acquisition: ...
>
> I'd suggest the Lucent KS24361.  Lots of people here have them so it will
> be easy to get advice.
>
>
> Aside from the GPSDO, you also need a power supply and antenna, and coax to
> get to the antenna.  It will work a lot better if the antenna is in a good
> location.  GPS is 1.5 GHz, so you have to pay attention to loss in the
> coax.
>
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