Time is "cheap" - 2nd user low cost precision oscillators

RE: Time is "cheap" - 2nd user low cost precision oscillators

DAB — Tue, 16 May 2023 20:23:17 GMT

Nice find and great test write up.

RE: Time is "cheap" - 2nd user low cost precision oscillators

Gough Lui — Mon, 15 May 2023 11:18:42 GMT

"to set it to generate a 10MHz sine wave"

Did you use a Gen output on the MXO4? Did you try the Ref Out on the back panel of the MXO4?

- Gough

RE: Time is "cheap" - 2nd user low cost precision oscillators

dougw — Sun, 14 May 2023 17:25:10 GMT

I enjoyed reading this blog, even though I don't have any immediate need for such stability. I do tie several clocks in my house to GPS time, and of course my computers use network time. GPS and network time are not identical, but at least neither requires me to periodically set clocks.

RE: Time is "cheap" - 2nd user low cost precision oscillators

shabaz — Sun, 14 May 2023 16:45:27 GMT

Hi Michael,

Great detailed write-up, this is very useful information! Very impressive at the performance of Osc#3, and how you measured it. The GPS reference oscillator looks great for the price.

Probably the supplied supply circuit on that OCXO board must be pretty basic, and as you say maybe little care taken when some of them were extracted off the original PCB! Looking forward to seeing how it goes with the custom circuit, and how you self-extract it.