[time-nuts] Upper limit on phase noise from two oscillators.

[David Kirkby]

Jeffrey Pawlan wrote:
> Yes, the upper limit will be one of your oscillators and it is not possible to
> know which one. When you have actually made the measurements, don't forget to
> subtract 3dB from the reading because the noise contribution of the two
> oscillators is power-additive being non-coherent to each other.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Jeffrey Pawlan, WA6KBL

But what is there to add, if one oscillator was perfect (no phase noise 
at all) and the other contributed all the noise?

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Dr. David Kirkby,
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