[time-nuts] Why would I want a rubidium

Joseph Gray jgray at zianet.com
Mon Oct 5 07:59:07 UTC 2009


Considering that the GPS antenna is presently mounted inside, if I get
a lightning strike on it, I've got real problems :-)

On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 1:27 AM, Hal Murray <hmurray at megapathdsl.net> wrote:
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>> Sorry for the newbie question, but with two Z3801A's, what use would I
>> find for a rubidium unit? I see lots of them on ebay from the Chinese
>> sellers.
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> Better holdover for when your antenna gets zapped by lightning. :)
>
> That probably assumes your Z3801As are running off a UPS and that you have a
> good anti-lighting setup on the antenna coax so the Z3801A itself doesn't get
> zapped.
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