[time-nuts] Worst possible error on a rubidium
Hal Murray
hmurray at megapathdsl.net
Wed Jul 13 21:54:40 UTC 2011
> Could it remained locked with an error of 1 part in 10^7, 10^8, 10^9, 10^10
> etc?
> I assume there are physical limits which would simply stop it functioning
> too far from the correct frequency, but don't have much clue what they are.
You might find the answer by reading between the lines on a data sheet.
I think most Rubidium boxes have a c-field adjustment. I think it's intended
to correct for the local magnetic field but also adjusts for all other minor
things. The data sheet might say something about the adjustment range.
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