[time-nuts] Hydrogen maser frequency jumps

Bob Camp kb8tq at n1k.org
Sat Dec 5 13:05:37 UTC 2015


Hi

> On Dec 5, 2015, at 5:45 AM, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk at phk.freebsd.dk> wrote:
> 
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> In message <CALH-g5bQ-muUQP=HpXR6wNciNqBwwOFJ0XOb3q15wYOEwOXmxg at mail.gmail.com>
> , Jim Palfreyman writes:
> 
>> The weird thing is that the jump is ~0.7ns and that 1/0.7E-9 is close-ish
>> to 1420.4MHz which is the hydrogen line. Too much of a coincidence for me.
> 
> Is there a direct digital divider chain to the PLL which steers the
> 5Mhz OCXO ?
> 
> If so the obvious thing to look at is a weak input signal on the input
> side of that divider.

…. or impulse / popcorn noise on that same input …Might be as simple as
a fractured solder joint. 

Bob

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