[time-nuts] OCXO housings - Why copper and not iron/steel?

[Bob kb8tq]

Hi

Gradients are a really big deal in an OCXO. Thermal mass works against
you if you are after quick warmup ….

Bob

> On Oct 30, 2020, at 6:23 PM, Attila Kinali <attila at kinali.ch> wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 17:58:24 -0400
> Bob kb8tq <kb8tq at n1k.org> wrote:
> 
>> Simple answer: conductivity. You don’t get much heat capacity either way.
> 
> Ah.. so it is more important to have less temperature gradients
> than having high capacity?
> 
> 			Attila Kinali
> 
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