[time-nuts] homebrew H maser

Attila Kinali attila at kinali.ch
Tue Aug 31 16:05:48 UTC 2010


On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:51:46 -0700 (PDT)
"J. Forster" <jfor at quik.com> wrote:

> If you took a "modern" approach by using factory built test equipment as
> building blocks (microwave synthesizer, lock-in amp, power supplies, etc)
> and commercial vacuum components (pumps, valves, fittings, controllers,
> etc. in Conflat or something like it), you could likely build up most of a
> system pretty easily.

And it would be pretty expensive too. Lab grade equipment, especially
in electronics, is very expensive as it has to accomodate for a broad
range of needs. Specialized electronics, even if it is a one-of-a-kind
thing and thus very expensive, is often cheaper because it is optimized
only for one case.
 
> Much of this stuff is available on eBay at pretty reasonable prices.

In the US, yes, not in Europe. Just try to find someone selling a
HP counter that is not 20a old on fleabay in Europe. While there
are a dozen in the US, there is at most one on the old continent.
If there is even one...


			Attila Kinali
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