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

Bob Camp lists at rtty.us
Sat Nov 20 13:01:02 UTC 2010


On Nov 19, 2010, at 11:31 PM, Jim Lux wrote:

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

Is there a difference? 

To some "mobile" is the chunk that goes down hole at the well site. To others it's (obviously) the crawler that heads down the gas line. I've even known people who seem to think it involves hopping in a car. 


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

I was thinking of a nice super cooled chunk of sapphire .

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