[time-nuts] Upgrade an HP 5342A microwave frequency counter to have an oven oscillator.

[Didier Juges]

"Just remove the TCXO the 10811 just plugs in"

Note that there are many different versions of the 10811. I am familiar
with at least two incompatible mechanical configurations: one is
connectorized and the other is not.

Didier KO4BB

On Thu, Nov 27, 2014 at 5:43 PM, Scott McGrath <scmcgrath at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just remove the TCXO the 10811 just plugs in,  you will need to add the
> heater oven indicator wiring and LED indicator which is usually over the
> power switch   The power supply includes the oven supply already
>
> Content by Scott
> Typos by Siri
>
> > On Nov 27, 2014, at 5:38 PM, "Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd)" <
> drkirkby at kirkbymicrowave.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > The HP 5342A has an optional oven oscillator. I just bought one of
> > those counters, but mine has a TCXO and is about 50 kHz off at 10 GHz.
> > I'm sure I can trim it closer than that, but if possible I'd like to
> > stick an oven oscillator in it. Does anyone know what is involved? I
> > have at least one 10811A oscillator here that I could stick inside,
> > but does it need any more, or just the oscillator?
> >
> > Someone said the oscillator should be an 10544-60011, but a 10811A is
> > backwards compatible.
> >
> > Dave
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