{"id":39,"date":"2013-03-29T21:10:17","date_gmt":"2013-03-29T20:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/?p=39"},"modified":"2013-05-28T12:03:50","modified_gmt":"2013-05-28T11:03:50","slug":"phase-noise-comparation-in-brick-oscillator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/?p=39","title":{"rendered":"Phase noise tests in brick oscillators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After the dish controller rebuild, now I&#8217;m updating the X-Band downconverter.<br \/>\nOne question that rounds over my mind some times is how good is the phase noise of the Ma\/Com brick that I&#8217;m using in the downconverter as local oscillator. The last year I was puchase in eBay a nice Ferranti brick oscillator.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/?attachment_id=43\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-43\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43\" data-attachment-id=\"43\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/?attachment_id=43\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSCF0022.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2832,2128\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix S602 ZOOM&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1364566170&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0222222222222&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Phase noise test\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Phase noise test&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Phase noise test&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSCF0022-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSCF0022-1024x769.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43\" alt=\"Phase noise test\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSCF0022-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSCF0022-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSCF0022-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSCF0022-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-43\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phase noise test<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The two units are locked to a 10MHz rubidium reference. After some tests and tuning, the Ferranti beats the Ma\/Com, it is much clear:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/?attachment_id=44\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-44\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44\" data-attachment-id=\"44\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/?attachment_id=44\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Macom_vs_Ferranti.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1061,1032\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Macom vs Ferranti PN\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Macom vs Ferranti PN&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Macom vs Ferranti PN&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Macom_vs_Ferranti-300x291.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Macom_vs_Ferranti-1024x996.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-44\" alt=\"Macom vs Ferranti PN\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Macom_vs_Ferranti-300x291.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Macom_vs_Ferranti-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Macom_vs_Ferranti-1024x996.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Macom_vs_Ferranti-624x606.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Macom_vs_Ferranti.jpg 1061w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Macom vs Ferranti PN<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_45\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/?attachment_id=45\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-45\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45\" data-attachment-id=\"45\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/?attachment_id=45\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSCF0024.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2832,2128\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix S602 ZOOM&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1364566191&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Test Seup\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Test Seup&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Test Seup&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSCF0024-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSCF0024-1024x769.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-45\" alt=\"Test Seup\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSCF0024-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSCF0024-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSCF0024-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DSCF0024-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-45\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Test Seup<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the dish controller rebuild, now I&#8217;m updating the X-Band downconverter. One question that rounds over my mind some times is how good is the phase noise of the Ma\/Com brick that I&#8217;m using in the downconverter as local oscillator. The last year I was puchase in eBay a nice Ferranti brick oscillator. The two [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[8,1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p31CYx-D","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92,"href":"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39\/revisions\/92"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eb3frn.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}