[time-nuts] DOCXO vs. Rubidium medium-term stability

Jim Lux jimlux at earthlink.net
Sat Nov 20 04:31:59 UTC 2010



On Nov 19, 2010, at 7:06 PM, Bob Camp <lists at rtty.us> wrote:

> Hi
> 
> If high temperature is an issue, keeping the Rb cool will be a major chore. The OCXO will be far more "happy" at 75 than the Rb will be at 65. 
> 
> Depending on just how mobile we're talking about, the OCXO may have some issues with 2G tip / acceleration. 
> 
> There's a lot to consider in a setup like this and without a bit more data we're going to head off into crazy land pretty fast.
> 
> Bob
> 

Crazy land?  On time-nuts?

I suggest a carefully balanced pendulum made of a Pt-Ir alloy driven by a water powered escapement. <grin>



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