[time-nuts] ICS525 synthesizer performance

[John Ackermann N8UR]

Hi Brooke --

Sure, no problem linking.

The primary application I'm looking at is digital clock replacement,
particularly replacing a PC motherboard clock for NTP timekeeping.  But
it's a versatile chip and I suspect folks will come up with other ideas.

It's interesting that you've pushed the limits of the output so far.  My
friend with the 3048A is interested in a lower frequency application,
and I have one in mind as well.  We decided that starting from a higher
frequency and then dividing down might yield better phase noise, so I'm
considering adding a single divider chip to the board to allow a
selectable div by 64 or 128 on the output as an option.

John
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Brooke Clarke said the following on 05/14/2006 07:43 PM:
> Hi John:
> 
> I can see that  your product is very different from mine and would like 
> to link to your web page if that's OK.  Thanks for posting the phase 
> noise plots.
> 
> I've started a web page for my Battery Top Signal Generator ICS525, see:
> http://www.pacificsites.com/~brooke/BTSG.shtml
> I'm still in the process of Pushing the Limits in terms of the 
> frequencies you can get out of the 525-02 but so far I've seen outputs 
> between 360 kHz and 525 Mhz.
> 
> Have Fun,
> 
> Brooke Clarke
>