[time-nuts] FE-5680A no 10MHz RF output?
James Peroulas
james at peroulas.com
Sun Nov 25 17:29:41 UTC 2012
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> Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 11:10:02 -0600
> From: Ed Palmer <ed_palmer at sasktel.net>
> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
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> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] FE-5680A no 10MHz RF output?
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> I have a similar unit that I picked up a few years ago. It only has a 1
> PPS output. That's the way it was designed. There are so many
> different versions of this stupid model that it's impossible to be sure
> what you're buying until you get it on your bench.
>
> If yours is like mine, the DDS is putting out 2^23 Hz (~8.39 MHz) which
> then goes through a fixed divider to 1 Hz. You can access the 8 MHz
> signal via a tiny socket on the DDS board. There is info online on how
> to modify the unit to bring that signal out to a connector and program
> it for other frequencies. If you change the frequency, the 1 PPS also
> changes frequency.
>
> Ed
>
Ugh... Hopefully he'll let me return it. This is the first time I've bought
an $80 item from China and I've been burned :(
JP
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