On 6/29/2016 9:22 AM, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd) wrote:
There is also a Keysight 53230A with a slightly better (20 ps vs 25 ps)
single shot resolution. It looks more modern, but I don't know how well
they compare.
Dave.
The 53230A does not offer a 10811 option, but instead offers some
greatly inferior OCXO. Don't waste your money on this oscillator.
If you're reading time-nuts, you probably already have a 10811
or equivalent anyway. The counter itself has the interesting
feature of being able to display Allan deviation using its
own internal math engine. What I have found is that Hadamard
deviation is a lot more useful for screening oscillators, but
all you get with the 53230 is Allan. If you're reading time-nuts,
you can probably figure out how to calculate the DEV du jour.
(There are actually many flavors, as we know). Given the price
of the 53230A, I just don't see a value proposition there.
Rick N6RK
On 6/29/2016 9:22 AM, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd) wrote:
>
> There is also a Keysight 53230A with a slightly better (20 ps vs 25 ps)
> single shot resolution. It looks more modern, but I don't know how well
> they compare.
>
> Dave.
The 53230A does not offer a 10811 option, but instead offers some
greatly inferior OCXO. Don't waste your money on this oscillator.
If you're reading time-nuts, you probably already have a 10811
or equivalent anyway. The counter itself has the interesting
feature of being able to display Allan deviation using its
own internal math engine. What I have found is that Hadamard
deviation is a lot more useful for screening oscillators, but
all you get with the 53230 is Allan. If you're reading time-nuts,
you can probably figure out how to calculate the DEV du jour.
(There are actually many flavors, as we know). Given the price
of the 53230A, I just don't see a value proposition there.
Rick N6RK
