[time-nuts] homebrew atomic reference oscillator?

Poul-Henning Kamp phk at phk.freebsd.dk
Tue Apr 19 16:50:48 UTC 2005


In message <4264BD37.90700 at onetel.net>, David Kirkby writes:

> From reading what others have said, I can't help feeling trying to make 
>your own Rb or Cs source is a bit of a waste of time really, but then 
>one could say the same about doing jigsaw puzzles, only to put htem back 
>in the box, yet my Dad loves doing them!!

There are amateur astronomers who will spend years polishing their
own mirror.  Despite all measurements to the contrary, I belive them
when they say the view is better that way.

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