[time-nuts] New to the list...Hello from Melbourne

[Lux, James P]

More on building low noise 8.4 GHz synthesizers:

http://ipnpr.jpl.nasa.gov/progress_report/42-166/166A.pdf

You can probably put one together using eval boards from the mfrs for <$500

(1 board for the VCO/PLL, 1 for the loop filter, 1 for the DDS)